Comments for Education Directions

Comment on ITF Proposes New School Quals by Dean Carroll

Dean Carroll — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:09:47 +0000

I agree Darel; another positive externality. I also think that Dave overstates the barriers. Surely the Ministry of Education (in particular) but also NZQA will see both the big picture as well as the implementation advantages. Government, Business NZ and the CTU (can you write that lot in the same sentence these days) will see the labour market outcome benefits.

The only thing can derail all of this is for the Honourable Member for Te Atatu to fully embrace the idea at a press conference in downtown Lhasa.

Comment on ITF Proposes New School Quals by Darel

Darel — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:58:57 +0000

I agree Dean.

I wonder if one of the side benefits is to get people constructively focused on the details of the 5 broad quals and away from the incessant, arid “achievement standards are better than unit standards” mantra that goes nowhere useful.

Comment on ITF Proposes New School Quals by Dean Carroll

Dean Carroll — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:26:22 +0000

I too think that this is an excellent idea as it (a) focuses on the effective and efficiency of the academic/educational pipeline thus improving the productivity of the system and (b) provides useful/meaningful contexts within which compulsory students will be able to locate knowledge from the rest of the NCEA cirriculum. In other words it complements and dove-tails while expanding choice at a key educational invention moment (upper secondary school). The ITF should be congratulated wholeheartedly for this initiative which should be enthusiastically embraced by students (particularly those for whom the traditional university-oriented stream is poorly targeted), industry/employers and educators. Hats off to the ITF then.

Comment on News 26/7 – Massey and Otago Entry Issues by Big News

Big News — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:28:52 +0000

My follow up to the Massey enrolment cuts is

Comment on News 23/7 – Massey Shuts Door! SIT Shuts Gate! Talkback Radio Gets New Topic! by Sheldon Nesdale

Sheldon Nesdale — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:20:45 +0000

All that news in just one day Dave?

Comment on Sex and the Homestay Host by Dave Guerin

Dave Guerin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 03:35:37 +0000

He is in a bad position, but he is the one who went to the police and the media and wanted the law to be changed. If I was in the same situation and did the same thing, I’m sure others would make fun of me (and I’d deserve it).

Comment on Sex and the Homestay Host by john

john — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 03:31:32 +0000

This is crap, youre not even funny… Feel sorry for the poor bloke. Lets hear a tongue n cheek version of your wife doing it with the next door neighbour.

Comment on Nobel Inspiration by Dave Guerin

Dave Guerin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:32:58 +0000

Brad, you’re right – it’s Alan – now fixed in post. Ta.

Comment on Nobel Inspiration by Brad H

Brad H — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:17:22 +0000

Allan or Alan?

Every other place I see it spelled with only one L.

Comment on Nobel Inspiration by Dean Carroll

Dean Carroll — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:02:23 +0000

One of course doesn’t wish to detract from the achievements etc etc, but as Eric surely knows, there is no such thing as the Nobel Prize for Economics. Why the economics profession continues promote that award as such is baffling given the dismal science’s commitment to verisimilitude.
It is great (as Dave points out) to have stellar human activity honoured to provide ambition for generations to come … cue Newton quote re: standing on the shoulders of giants etc etc