Comments on: Chopper Tolley – does she know what she is doing

By: Arts

Arts — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:16:20 +0000

Luc – I don’t think its John Key pushing these education barrows like national standards and advisors to suit, other than on ceremonial occasions. Why would he but the teflon at risk?

It is our beloved “Housing” minister (!) John “tenant” Key that was pushing the national standards barrow when he was spokesman on Education Minister. I don’t know if the pedigree stretches further back than that – but if we are relying on Bill “Plain” English and Chopper Tolley to define our future .. it’s going to be of concern.

By: Arts

Arts — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:12:03 +0000

Swampy. All I remember of Allan Peachey for the last X years he has been sitting in parliament was some e-mail stunt where he advised a principal he had a knife in their back. A bit like John Carter and the Hone episode. I would prefer to see serious and very professional politicians in key cabinet roles.

By: Spud

Spud — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:04:45 +0000

LOL the creatures the dwell within.

By: Linda

Linda — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:57:30 +0000

Concur Sam, I don’t want to go to the trouble of logging in to a site that, from what I viewed, doesn’t pose any really points to debate and allows personal abuse and language I consider foul. This site is far better IMHO. Maybe some of the kiwiblog posters could pop in to give their side of the debate.

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:21:24 +0000

But it’s like talking to a brick wall. Plus, what he passes off as “content” is just copy-pastes from the Herald with one line interjections offering nothing substantive. It’s not a blog, it’s a Herald syndication site.

By: Luc Hansen

Luc Hansen — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:40:20 +0000

I don’t believe Peachey would have attempted to implement such a policy.

And although the easy target is Tolley, the real culprit is John Key. Beneath that easy going exterior is…ummm…an easy going shallowness of thought?

He is beginning to remind me of Jenny Shipley. I once read that Jenny simply (pun intended) adopted the most recent analysis that came across her desk.

Anyway, how about some of you giving me a hand over at Kiwiblog? There is no gain in preaching to the converted.

By: Linda

Linda — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:26:28 +0000

It appears she does not know what she is doing. I feel sorry for her Associate Ministers having to tow the line and support policy that I know they (having good educational backgrounds and general intelligence) must be privately questioning.
It appears National are taking from the minorities and small groups where they are less likely to make the nightly news but the cuts are to the detriment of NZ as a whole and particularly in the long term. School Advisors where an excellent way for a scarce resource to be best utilised. It will now be up to schools to contract these services privately, sorry low decile schools.

By: TopCat

TopCat — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:09:34 +0000

Have read some of Allan Peachey’s stuff and it is quite good. He makes really good defence of NCEA (maybe thats why they didn’t pick him). He seems to have good grasp of educational theory and practice. Don’t know where he sits on the funding debate but he seems light years ahead of anyone else in National when it comes to education. Obviously this is not an advantage in National.

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:32:28 +0000

Not to mention the United-Reform government of 31-35 attempting to retrench their way out of a crisis that has many similarities to today’s…

By: Sacha

Sacha — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:42:16 +0000

But it worked so well last time Blinglish tried it in the late 90s, and Ruthless earlier in the decade. Not learning seems to be a widespread problem in some circles.