James is doing an application to be a representative at the Youth Parliament. He isn’t from my electorate but is interested on feedback on spending priorities. His survey is here.
James is doing an application to be a representative at the Youth Parliament. He isn’t from my electorate but is interested on feedback on spending priorities. His survey is here.
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Yes!!!! Go James!
Thanks Spud
. Trevor, thanks a million for putting it up.
All: If you could please, I’d really appreciate you filling the survey out, it should take 30 seconds maximum. If you ever want to see updates on it, and other things I’m doing in preparation for Youth Parliament, I’ll be commenting to this post, and also checkout http://www.youthparliament2010.blogspot.com. With the exception of the survey link, I haven’t put anything up on it yet, but plan to shortly, and will be more frequently leading up to the proceedings scheduled for June 6 and 7.
Done. Good for you James.
Thanks Tracey
Woops…meant to put a smily face after that, this face is for Tracey
, and all the others from Red Alert who have replied. Much appreciated.
done
thanks Paul. Excellent response, really appreciate it. James
Done now.
Thanks heaps A Mother, and all others who have done it, have over 40 responses, aiming for at least 300. Please recommend to friends family etc, as the greater the range of people responding to it, the better.
Will do.
Done
Good luck James, I hope you are successful in being chosen.
I have answered the question. Of course there were other worthwhile areas to spend in but I answered “Education”. I posted about it on my Facebook page and added you.
Thanks Spud and Paul2.0
Shane, Without saying too much about the responses, a quite large number have said education, so I think it’s good people are acknowledging and realising that education is the foundation of our society. Facebook- what a great idea. Have accepted you, will read what you said now
thanks Shane, every piece of publicitys good!!
Ah, but then we have to discuss what kind of education we mean. Afterall Jaques Ellul’s treatise “Formation of Mens Attitudes” suggests that education by the state, any state, is analogous with propaganda! Great stuff James. I look forward to your report into how things went
Thats something I’ve just been thinking about Tracey- in terms of education, its a pretty broad topic isn’t it? We can think about Early Childhood Education, Primary and Secondary Education, Teacher Professional Development, assessment tools (e.g. asTTle), Maori Education Centres, apprentices (transition scheme), Adult Community Education and lots lots more.
yes, and it’s even broader than education for which groups, which people, what type of education, one size fits all?
philosophyis important because it underpins the action to follow, sadly phiosphy gets ignored or jibed at, in favour of “practice” or “reality” whatever that means
Done. Good for you, James. Good luck with the survey and with your application to be a Youth Member of Parliament. And isn’t it interesting how many here think Education is the priority?
I’m going to mention your survey on my Facebook page too.
Tracey, yes, very valid points. By the way, will order that book you mentioned- seems interesting. The philosophy thing is actually interesting, and I totally get the point you’re making, but its interesting as national standards policy is apparently also a philosophical ideology, and to be honest, without trial, I think it should be chucked out of cabinet- but that, however, is something for a different thread!
Renee- thanks for your support and for the publicity! In terms of
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I agree, and I’ll just quote a tiny tiny selection of a speech I wrote a while ago in regards to the importance of education:
I think, this is where alot of the readers are coming from. I’m conscious of not releasing too much info on the responses to the survey before I complete my actual report, but I will just quote one respondent here:
I will post up the link to my final report on the survey on this thread
Update on my last post: If you have any contributions or notes you would like me to look at, they can even be aside to budget 2010, I would be most interested in hearing from you. Please email me youthparliament2010@gmail.com
UPDATE: over 50 responses. many good ones from RED ALERT contributors. Many thanks for your support. James
Discussion Paper proposed release date RE: Budget 2010 Priorities is May 30 . This may change. Submittions to the question can be made to http://tiny.cc/Survey70, or emailed to youthparliament2010@gmail.com.