Posts by Max Call
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except I don't think anyone here has discussed NCEA...
I thought that the literacy and numeracy national standards test was for primary age children? -
“After meeting with principals and hearing from many heads of department and others, I have decided to revise the implementation timeline for the new standards by one year to allow further consultation with the sector,” says Mrs Tolley....
Mrs Tolley has told the Ministry of Education that wider consultation with principals is required and, that as leaders of learning in their schools who are responsible for implementing the standards,__ input from principals and teachers is vitally important.__(my emphasis)
so if this is important for NCEA - why not for literacy and numeracy National Standards testing???? -
Opportunity cost of test - learning time.
and that's just to my children.
cost to teachers! too much time spent administering test, marking test, filling out the forms to report results to parents, school, ministry etc... hope there is still time to teach how to read and add 2 + 2
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I have to agree with what many others have already said up page(s).
My childrens teachers have already assessed where my childrens literacy and numeracy are at. They have also reported that info to me in plain everyday English. They already use this info to set new goals.
My children do not need another test so that the Minister of Education knows what their rankings are compared to other NZ children.
If the Ministry wants to improved our 'tail' of failing children another test will do nothing to help.I might tell my childrens school that they are not allowed to sit this National Standards test. There is no benefit to my children. Opportunity cost of test - learning time.
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Tauranga Real Estate Agent?
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Redbaiter is a Libertarianz candidate?
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speaking of creepy..........
http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2008/11/labour_lets_pack_rapist_shipton_out_early.html/Shipton-on-kiwiblog
http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2008/11/final_tv_one_debate.html/nz-leader-debate
must say that DPF has done a good job a discrete but effective dogwhistle
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it felt like the holograms were there for another purpose (outside of the Presidential Election - or any other newsworthy reason) altogether.
Creepy.
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tho'
why goats' ?
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BenWilson "Totally stoked by the result... ...ARSEHOLE at TV1 and 3... ...suck goat's nobs"
Ben
not for the first time...
TOTALLY agree