tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post3090119662610881112..comments2024-03-04T16:39:30.609+13:00Comments on Lindsay Mitchell: National Standards 4 - still unpersuadedLindsay Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437693272797130833noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-48559866873402681742010-02-06T22:06:35.120+13:002010-02-06T22:06:35.120+13:00Quoting from the webinar at http://nzcurriculum.t...Quoting from the webinar at http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/National-Standards/Key-information/Fact-sheets<br /><br />In 2010 schools will: <br /><br />* Provide at least two written reports to parents, families and whānau in plain language about their child’s progress and achievement in relation to the standards.<br /><br /><br />Ironically, this really has been capture by the commies in the ministry. A real reform of NZ's schools would need only three things:<br /><br /> * real international exams given to all students at the same time <br /> * repeal section 139A of the education act, so that schools can maintain discipline.<br /> * repeal sections 3 and 20 of the education act (and other consequential changes) privatizing all state schoolsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-9758627283644366442010-02-06T21:50:54.566+13:002010-02-06T21:50:54.566+13:00Schools have to report twice a year on every stude...Schools have to report twice a year on every student against objective standards - students can be Above, At Standard, Below, or Well Below defined standards in Writing and Maths.<br /><br />Every single private school in the country uses PAT tests or STANINE tests which give decile information - rather more precise than this - but the ministry is correlating those tests to the standards. <br /><br />What's changing is that now all socialist "schools" indoctrination centers (state schools) will also have to do those tests - or do something else that evaluates students against the standards, it doesn't have to be tests; <b>and that the data is reported publically, not just to parents</b><br /><br />Really it is still so fucking lefty: there are no standard tests that all students sit; there's lots of affirmative action crap "<i>Tena koutou katoa, Nau, mai, harere mai, Ki tenie kauhau<br />Welcome to this National Standards Introductory Webinar"</i> but just the hint of league tables, bulk funding, etc and the teacher unions are running for their barricades, crash helmets, baseball bats and molotov cocktails.<br /><br />But the good news is: Tolley and the AOS will be ready for them!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com