tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post6986365303109187653..comments2024-03-04T16:39:30.609+13:00Comments on Lindsay Mitchell: Charter schools - why the fuss?Lindsay Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437693272797130833noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-75013897031968135722012-02-04T04:21:52.777+13:002012-02-04T04:21:52.777+13:00Milty....well duh! Tell us something we don't ...Milty....well duh! Tell us something we don't know....tard.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310626827486809184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-58563926865716355542012-02-03T20:18:23.441+13:002012-02-03T20:18:23.441+13:00If Labour get into government in 2014, they would ...<i> If Labour get into government in 2014, they would surely move to abolish charter schools.</i><br /><br />They made no move to end the existing public subsidies to private schools, so there's no reason to assume they'd do anything to reverse further handouts. They're actually little to the left of National.Psycho Milthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00779500926576047736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-34038639131169198702012-02-03T11:48:16.790+13:002012-02-03T11:48:16.790+13:00If Labour get into government in 2014, they would ...<i>If Labour get into government in 2014, they would surely move to abolish charter schools. </i><br /><br />They wouldn't have the guts to close 'em down: they'd just "resocialise" --- bring back the teacher unions, the national curriculum, forbid real "parental donations"<br /><br />That's what they did after bulk funding came in, remember.<br /><br />This is why ACT must insist all state schools that want it can go chartered (say from next year) --- I know there are many principals just waiting to move.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-52841471293034709302012-02-03T11:09:34.351+13:002012-02-03T11:09:34.351+13:00I strongly support the introduction of charter sch...I strongly support the introduction of charter schools, but I do have one big concern. If Labour get into government in 2014, they would surely move to abolish charter schools. <br /><br />If they did get back in, I would love them to prove me wrong.thor42noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-10005577378237015722012-02-03T06:34:40.860+13:002012-02-03T06:34:40.860+13:00Ahhh Milty...that state enforced fascist crap happ...<i>Ahhh Milty...that state enforced fascist crap happens now!</i><br /><br />Uh, duh-uh. Try actually reading the post. Public-subsidised private sector involvement in education also "happens now!" Isaac's job is just to extend it. Hence the comparison with the fuss dim bulbs like yourself would make if the govt were to appoint a Mana Party official to oversee extending public sector involvement in business.Psycho Milthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00779500926576047736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-30468418910556968672012-02-03T02:28:35.303+13:002012-02-03T02:28:35.303+13:00Ahhh Milty...that state enforced fascist crap happ...Ahhh Milty...that state enforced fascist crap happens now! The private sector by contrast cannot force the state to do anything.<br /><br />Poor comparison...try againJameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310626827486809184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-51337505645606764162012-02-02T15:24:57.918+13:002012-02-02T15:24:57.918+13:00If Catherine Isaac can emulate the leadership of M...If Catherine Isaac can emulate the leadership of Michelle Rhee http://www.studentsfirst.org/pages/about-michelle-rhee<br />then the success of the scheme will be assured an the home environment immaterial.baxternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-26810032612444456902012-02-02T15:16:49.165+13:002012-02-02T15:16:49.165+13:00Today in Tauranga (Bethlehem) a new Maori Secondar...Today in Tauranga (Bethlehem) a new Maori Secondary school is opened. It is completely new in every respect.<br />Children will be bussed (they have their own) from as far as Te Puke which will take at least an hour each way.<br />I assume that this could be construed as a Charter School, paid for by the taxpayer. It's certainly directed to a specific kind of pupil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-50341162257347211622012-02-02T12:37:04.017+13:002012-02-02T12:37:04.017+13:00govt intended to subsidise public sector competiti...<i> govt intended to subsidise public sector competition with privately-owned businesses</i><br /><br />Of course the govt does that - in health, in education, and insurance/welfare.<br /><br />That's the very definition of socialism.<br /><br />The solution is clear: get the government out of those industries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-62067780929159626652012-02-02T12:12:35.633+13:002012-02-02T12:12:35.633+13:00But you'd understand the fuss if the govt inte...But you'd understand the fuss if the govt intended to subsidise public sector competition with privately-owned businesses in a particular industry, right? It's just a matter of political outlook.Psycho Milthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00779500926576047736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-20856338590569687122012-02-02T11:59:45.888+13:002012-02-02T11:59:45.888+13:00We already know that around a third of the decile ...We already know that around a third of the decile 8-10 state schools are preparing to move to charter status as soon as they are allowed.<br /><br />The leftists are terrified that charter schools are a vouncher system in disguise, that soon all schools will be moved to the charter model. This will completely break the teachers' union - charter schools are non-union - and end compulsory socialist indoctrination!<br /><br />In 20 years, that would lead to the end of the Labour and Green parties - of course the lefties are terrified!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-30999241273654381572012-02-02T10:24:59.483+13:002012-02-02T10:24:59.483+13:00I can understand the fuss over the appointment (th...I can understand the fuss over the appointment (that's politics). What I said was I can't understand the fuss about the schools themselves.Lindsay Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04437693272797130833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-1683015962347137302012-02-02T07:55:40.206+13:002012-02-02T07:55:40.206+13:00To understand the "fuss," picture a govt...To understand the "fuss," picture a govt hiring one of Hone Harawira's list MPs to oversee a trial on whether the public sector should take over businesses that are struggling.Psycho Milthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00779500926576047736noreply@blogger.com