tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post6818946338397754196..comments2024-03-28T00:28:06.035+13:00Comments on leading and learning: 2009 National testing or Inquiry learning?Bruce Hammondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-2069407851083603012008-12-04T13:25:00.000+13:002008-12-04T13:25:00.000+13:00Thanks Miss Communication. As we haven't yet intro...Thanks Miss Communication. As we haven't yet introduced national testing we don't know what will happen. I agree with your thoughts about the mismatch between the ideals of true education and the effect of politically inspired national testing.<BR/><BR/>We will have to wait and see.Bruce Hammondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-50115402895256989672008-12-04T11:42:00.000+13:002008-12-04T11:42:00.000+13:00This is such an interesting idea. Living and learn...This is such an interesting idea. Living and learning to become a teacher in America is so conflicted. Much of what our program stresses agree with the new New Zealand curriculum - creating lifelong learners, developing students who are problem solvers, etc. However, our education system does not coincide. The emphasis is on standardized testing. I live in Washington State, and have been in many classrooms where kids are not being encouraged to become lifelong learners. Many teachers are conflicted by their desire to teach in a inquiry learning sort of way, and the requirement that their students perform well on tests. <BR/><BR/>I would be interested to see the impact that this has on your school system in 2009.Miss. Communicationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816325404374897396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-91517308987239440992008-12-01T21:51:00.000+13:002008-12-01T21:51:00.000+13:00Thanks for your comments Tom and Jane.I guess we w...Thanks for your comments Tom and Jane.<BR/><BR/>I guess we will have to wait and see. Imposing tests, resulting in league tables, seems to run against National's philosophy of freedom, enterprise and individual responsibility.<BR/><BR/>Any government needs to: negotiate the right conditions, develop the 'capacities' of teachers and principals, and then trust teachers.Bruce Hammondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-34833048332450081262008-12-01T20:48:00.000+13:002008-12-01T20:48:00.000+13:00Interesting how many times we were assured that as...Interesting how many times we were assured that asTTle was not going to be used for national testing etc. Here come the league tables...Jane Nichollshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185395110248629846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-74181805039522403392008-12-01T20:31:00.000+13:002008-12-01T20:31:00.000+13:00Thanks Bruce for the thinking !It will be interest...Thanks Bruce for the thinking !<BR/><BR/>It will be interesting to see what forms the National Party testing takes. <BR/><BR/>I think I remember reading in their policies that they would not introduce new tests but use pre existing tests. I'm guessing PATs and AsTTLe - whatever the outcome it will change the way we do things and may lead to stress.<BR/><BR/>Of course the most important things that a teacher does are never measured anyway - relationships, smiles, encouragement, challenge and affirmation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com