I hate lies and advocates of state control are full of them. Here's a typical lie ;
Kate Gainsford, head of secondary teachers' union the PPTA, is furious that private schools are turning to the government for help. She says any private schools allowed to integrate will effectively be taking cash from students at state schools. She recently said that schools making such applications are effectively looking for a "bailout for private businesses" and a subsidy for wealthy parents.
In fact these 'wealthy' parents are currently subsidising state pupils through the tax they pay that is not used to educate their own. In effect, they are asking to subsidise state school pupils to a lesser degree than they have been.
I oppose subsidies for private business when an industry is completely privatised. The NZ education industry is, however, almost monopolised by the state.
But this whiner can't get her head around simple economics. If the state refuses to lower the subsidy private school parents pay to the state school system there may be no subsidy at all.
In good economic times her gamble may have paid off. Right now, it may not. Private schools are already closing.
The more private schools close, the more students will flock to state schools. As long as the education budget remains unchanged there will be less cash for each state student. Exactly what this silly cow is railing against.
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So- it's not just me that sees the obvious!
In my long teaching experience I have learned that if the PPTA is opposed to something it is usually a good idea. If the union is in favour - don't do it
Here's a plan: fire every teaching in the PPTA!
Gee, now there's lots of money free to help those parents who care enough about their kids to send them too good schools
And for kids already at crap socialist "schools"
well a few less PPTA teachers won't make any difference to the quality of "education" the kids are getting.
So the intellectual development of children is in the hands of persons for whom it is convenient that adults not be capable of rational thought. No wonder politicians smile so much.
Dave Christian
Yep - and in the hands of persons who are emotionally, professionally, and financially committed to socialism.
We don't allow terrorists to teach.
We shouldn't allow unionists to teach.
"Child molesters of the mind" they have been called.....how apt.
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