Posts by Sacha
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Thanks, Hilary and Islander. And everyone for showing the caring side of this lovely group of humans. Hopefully some of our newer friends can see why we protect it so fiercely. Perhaps too much at times.
the day at work seemed correspondingly strange and unreal. PAS helped.
Yes
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Hey, I'm ok. Sad day but unrelated events. Said all I need to in last post.
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Thanks, Ben
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Uh, I believe I actually agree with both Giovanni and Craig that national standards is hardly a surprise foisted on the electorate.
My (rather too economical perhaps) point was more that the likely result is hardly in keeping with "ambition" unless we're prepared to ignore the overseas evidence.
And that this might be something practical one could raise with any National or Act voters, in response to someone asking what could be done. I wasn't advocating foaming at the mouth about it.
I've had some very sad news, so am not likely to be following this conversation further today.
Oh, and I do respect Emma's expertise on this.
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Who's throwing tantrums? Education professionals? Voters? Certainly not moi.
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However, I do agree it is hardly unreasonable for our PM to leave his phone switched on. Wonder if Helen got baraged by late night lobbying?
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If this is more than ignorant window dressing, what counts are the interventions that come after the measuring.
Pressure needs to come on the government over the next few months towards their meagre May Budget which is where any of the downstream costs like remedial teaching will either be or not be.
And nice try, Craig, but I'm quite serious about the gap between what voters were sold and what's being delivered. Deal with it.
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Also a subtle way for boards to work would be to place action way down the list of priorities. Perhaps so low all available resources are expended on higher priorities. It has been done before.
Ah, so you agree amiably but then don't resource the implementation. Does sound familiar.
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It's a sport
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Fair point, Giovanni. The consequences of implementing this crazy arse policy are especially bad for low decile schools too.