Further reading: articles
North and South
- Keeping up with recent writing on schools and education can offer fresh new perspectives on career practice
‘Rescue Operation’ by Joanna Wane
An innovative mentoring programme is nursing untapped Māori potential.
Issue 272, November 2008
Rescue Operation article (PDF – 121KB)
‘Why You Don’t Understand Your Kids’ by Matt Philp
Unravelling the mysterious digital world of Gen Y.
Issue 270, September 2008
Why You Don’t Understand Your Kids article (PDF – 294KB)
‘Going by Degrees’ by Mike White
From 2009, qualifying to get into university won’t ensure your kid gets there.
Issue 264, March 2008
Going by Degrees article (PDF – 499KB)
‘Testing times’ by Stacey Anyan
Do psychometric tests really tell us anything worth knowing?
Issue 264, March 2008
Testing times article (PDF – 298KB)
‘Those Who Can, Teach’ by Stacey Anyan
What is it that separates our truly great teachers from the merely good enough?
Issue 260, November 2007
Those Who Can, Teach article (PDF – 698KB)
The New Zealand Listener
‘All Due Credit’ by Leah Haines
By embracing Māoriness, a decile 1 school has had a life-changing effect on its students.
The NZ Listener website - Vol. 215 No 3574, Nov 8-14 2008
‘Back to School’ by Mary Jane Boland
Should a union be given Education Ministry money to run training days for teachers?
The NZ Listener website - Vol. 215 No 3574, Nov 8-14 2008
‘The L Word’ by Denis Welch
We read and write more than ever. It’s just the meaning of literacy that’s changing.
The NZ Listener website - Vol. 215 No 3572, Oct 25-31 2008
‘Classroom Controversy’ by Rebecca Macfie
The new national curriculum introduces lofty aims of ensuring children learn how to think rather than to store up facts. But will it make them any more educated?
The NZ Listener website - Vol. 212 No 3535, Feb 9-15 2008
‘No Waiting’ by Joanne Black
When it comes to career advice, don’t ask me.
The NZ Listener website - Vol. 207 No 3484, Feb 17-23 2007
‘Million Dollar Dropouts’ by Nick Smith and Graeme Hunt
For some of New Zealand’s wealthiest people, doggedness and determination, rather that education, have been the keys to success.
The NZ Listener website - Vol. 201 No 3423, Dec 17-23 2005
