tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post113528723843411210..comments2024-03-28T00:28:06.035+13:00Comments on leading and learning: Read it in the Daily News - must be true!Bruce Hammondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-1135761669293274202005-12-28T22:21:00.000+13:002005-12-28T22:21:00.000+13:00Wouldn't it be great if the journalists really stu...Wouldn't it be great if the journalists really studied schools to see how they were going in the task of helping all students leave with a passion for learning intact - finding one would be their first challenge!<BR/><BR/>And wouldn't it be great if they asked aome of our creative citizens - like Peter Jackson, for their ideas on how to change schools to ensure creativity was valued.<BR/><BR/>There may even be some educationalists with ideas to share!<BR/><BR/>The press could begin a national 'conversation' about education and even invite international experts to start the ball rolling.<BR/><BR/>Why do we all accept a 25% failure rate as normal - we wouldn't in any other area of living? I guess as long as it is not our own kids who cares?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-1135373189754746082005-12-24T10:26:00.000+13:002005-12-24T10:26:00.000+13:00Just seems hard to imagine schools changing when t...Just seems hard to imagine schools changing when the media and in turn the public still want schools as they used to be.Bruce Hammondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-1135320327419379372005-12-23T19:45:00.000+13:002005-12-23T19:45:00.000+13:00Schools would have to be transformed totally to ev...Schools would have to be transformed totally to even have half a chance to ensure all students gain success and new understandings about how to live in a multi-cultural society.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-1135309835368883772005-12-23T16:50:00.000+13:002005-12-23T16:50:00.000+13:00At Toyota they believe in asking five questions to...At Toyota they believe in asking five questions to provide insight into any one problem - perhaps it should be applied to why so many students fail our school system - and why proportionately far too many are Maori?<BR/><BR/>Or you could ask the same questions as to why there are so many Maori proportionately in our prisons ( one of our growth industries)?<BR/><BR/>If this was done we may come up with some creative solutions beyond the current 'one size fits all' system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com