Posts by Kumara Republic
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Bernard Hickey slams Key:
Sounds like a case of cold feet after the Quarter Acre Cartel threatened to push the Big Red Launch Button.
Nixon has just squandered his chance to visit China.
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Quantative tightening by means of pyromaina?
Let's pour some kerosene on the embers, baby...
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For some time now I have had an uncharitable urge to tie her down to a chair and make her watch this.
Seriously though, the whole national standards affair is looking more and more like a veiled smokescreen for Pinkertonising the teachers.
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In any case, there'll be few tears shed for the impending demise of the Quarter Acre Cartel.
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Once again I draw the McMansion-busting ace of spades from my apartment deck.
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Hard to beat this classic exchange at the end of a Kiwibog thread:
"Facts are stupid things." - Ronald Reagan
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In my third year (mid 80s) at Vic I met a bloke from a prestigious Whanganui boys school. He was the only Vic first year from his high school to pass all subjects in the first year. Of course, after his first year he discovered drugs and when I met him was he failing spectacularly.
And speaking of pratfalls from grace, no less than several of my final-year group were busted big time consuming hard drugs. And they weren't particularly hard up either.
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Has anyone explained the rationale behind exempting private schools from the standards?
How strongly are the NZEI & PPTA represented in private schools? If not very much, then it's easy to conclude there's a far more ulterior motive at play.
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'cos that's the problem with standards of achievement in a nutshell.
The whole thing reminds me somewhat of the system the Japanese are beginning to shun. What will Tolley have next, cram schools?