A decline in our Pisa scores was described as 'disastrous' and 'disappointing', but plenty of educators question the merit of the OECD-backed testing scheme
Is there a pattern developing when National ministers are caught out lying (Luxon and Bishop on tobacco outlets in Northland) or making racist comments (Willis on te reo allowances in public sector)?
When called out for that behaviour there seems to be quick recourse to the 'sorry, I should have been clearer on what I meant' excuse.
There has been reservations for years about this international "assessment" of students & it's relevance to many countries, not just Aotearoa-New Zealand. But that aside, it was predicted at the time that disruption due to COVID would impact some students, so even if you give this any weight, surely it was totally expected ⁉️ And good luck with the "hour a day" requirement when teaching has moved into multi-tasking so students understand how things work in the real world. 👀And I thought the Police Minister wasn't allowed to interfere with policing decisions ⁉️ wasn't that what all the NACTFIRST peeps said when they were chirping from the sidelines for the last 6 yrs? 🤔
Hmm maybe they teach RELEVANT skills & knowledge that is practical & not designed to score on a dubious test that has long been controversial as to it's usefulness ⁉️
Have you been in a classroom lately? Or know anyone who has? Teachers do so much, over and above their job description and paid hours to enrich our kids with knowledge, social skills, amongst so much else
Is there a pattern developing when National ministers are caught out lying (Luxon and Bishop on tobacco outlets in Northland) or making racist comments (Willis on te reo allowances in public sector)?
When called out for that behaviour there seems to be quick recourse to the 'sorry, I should have been clearer on what I meant' excuse.
There has been reservations for years about this international "assessment" of students & it's relevance to many countries, not just Aotearoa-New Zealand. But that aside, it was predicted at the time that disruption due to COVID would impact some students, so even if you give this any weight, surely it was totally expected ⁉️ And good luck with the "hour a day" requirement when teaching has moved into multi-tasking so students understand how things work in the real world. 👀And I thought the Police Minister wasn't allowed to interfere with policing decisions ⁉️ wasn't that what all the NACTFIRST peeps said when they were chirping from the sidelines for the last 6 yrs? 🤔
Just what do the people who call themselves teachers actually do. Can anyone enlighten us.
Hmm maybe they teach RELEVANT skills & knowledge that is practical & not designed to score on a dubious test that has long been controversial as to it's usefulness ⁉️
Have you been in a classroom lately? Or know anyone who has? Teachers do so much, over and above their job description and paid hours to enrich our kids with knowledge, social skills, amongst so much else
Maybe so yes. But unfortunately to many leave school unable to read or add.
Interesting and entertaining isn’t what I look for in a government, personally!
Sorry Mark, I just didn’t quite get your comment/rugby analogy. Kia pai to pō (have a good evening!)