Comments on: Of schools and high horses http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/09/29/of-schools-and-high-horses/ hopping along the corridors of power Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:22:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: ChrisBishop http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/09/29/of-schools-and-high-horses/#comment-6635 ChrisBishop Fri, 30 Sep 2005 09:46:11 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/09/29/of-schools-and-high-horses/#comment-6635 Also a victory for Deborah Coddington who campaigned hard on this issue a while back. Also a victory for Deborah Coddington who campaigned hard on this issue a while back.

]]> By: richard_p_auckland http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/09/29/of-schools-and-high-horses/#comment-6622 richard_p_auckland Fri, 30 Sep 2005 06:00:40 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/09/29/of-schools-and-high-horses/#comment-6622 There is a point where a school becomes too small to provide an adequate, diverse education - for older kids a school really needs several hundred to ensure enough specialist teachers. If an area is becoming depopulated there is no choice but to close some schools. There is a point where a school becomes too small to provide an adequate, diverse education - for older kids a school really needs several hundred to ensure enough specialist teachers. If an area is becoming depopulated there is no choice but to close some schools.

]]> By: Gazza http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/09/29/of-schools-and-high-horses/#comment-6591 Gazza Thu, 29 Sep 2005 21:06:29 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/09/29/of-schools-and-high-horses/#comment-6591 National has been campaigning against school closures. Labour has flip-flopped and announced there will be no more school closures. Bill English recognised that enough closures had taken place and the job should be finished, Trevor didn't. Bill won - end of story! National has been campaigning against school closures. Labour has flip-flopped and announced there will be no more school closures. Bill English recognised that enough closures had taken place and the job should be finished, Trevor didn’t. Bill won - end of story!

]]> By: PC http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/09/29/of-schools-and-high-horses/#comment-6583 PC Thu, 29 Sep 2005 10:35:40 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/09/29/of-schools-and-high-horses/#comment-6583 You're right to point out the hypocrisy, Frog. I wonder if this will save Orauta School, near Moerewa, where parents have been resisting the closure in court, where they are faced with conviction for 'truancy' of their children for sending them to an 'unregistered school'? You’re right to point out the hypocrisy, Frog.

I wonder if this will save Orauta School, near Moerewa, where parents have been resisting the closure in court, where they are faced with conviction for ‘truancy’ of their children for sending them to an ‘unregistered school’?

]]> By: clara http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/09/29/of-schools-and-high-horses/#comment-6562 clara Thu, 29 Sep 2005 01:34:41 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/09/29/of-schools-and-high-horses/#comment-6562 I think the point is that they are very close so Bill should stop calling the kettle black I think the point is that they are very close so Bill should stop calling the kettle black

]]> By: stuey http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/09/29/of-schools-and-high-horses/#comment-6561 stuey Thu, 29 Sep 2005 00:56:13 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/09/29/of-schools-and-high-horses/#comment-6561 Er surely it is a little disengenuous to compare closures under Labour with closures under National since 1990, without taking into account that Labour have been in power for not even 6 six years and National were in power for 9. Using those 53% to 47% figures you provide that actually means that Labour have been closing schools at a faster rate. Also schools have to open and close to respond to changing demographics, it would be more instructive to compare how many contenious closures there had been under each government. Er surely it is a little disengenuous to compare closures under Labour with closures under National since 1990, without taking into account that Labour have been in power for not even 6 six years and National were in power for 9. Using those 53% to 47% figures you provide that actually means that Labour have been closing schools at a faster rate.

Also schools have to open and close to respond to changing demographics, it would be more instructive to compare how many contenious closures there had been under each government.

]]> By: bjchip http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/09/29/of-schools-and-high-horses/#comment-6554 bjchip Wed, 28 Sep 2005 23:10:18 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/09/29/of-schools-and-high-horses/#comment-6554 PQ - last time I looked dead ducks were not associated with Green policy... :-) respectfully BJ PQ - last time I looked dead ducks were not associated with Green policy… :-)
respectfully BJ

]]> By: peterquixote http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/09/29/of-schools-and-high-horses/#comment-6553 peterquixote Wed, 28 Sep 2005 23:01:38 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/09/29/of-schools-and-high-horses/#comment-6553 too blithe fwwog, everyone know that yous first action in education is straight from NAT policy, too blithe fwwog, everyone know that yous first action in education is straight from NAT policy,

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