Watching Chris Kahui struggle to read his evidence and then not be able to understand the questions the Coroner was asking him, made me realize why we need standards in our schools. Chris left school after Form 3 and it is a sad indictment of our education system that he had not learnt these skills by that level of schooling.
I hope Anne Tolley does not cave in on this issue.
Margaret Hills, Tauranga.
Posted: 10:20am Fri 15 Oct, 2010
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Yes - a tragedy - Government sponsored
Posted on 15-10-2010 20:13 | By The author of this comment has been removed.
I agree with everything you say Margaret EXCEPT the bit about Anne Tolley! The best way to remedy this situation would be to REMOVE the government stranglehold on the education system. Get them OUT of the education system altogether. More government meddling will only ensure things get worse - not better. The governments answer to poor grades is NOT to make education BETTER, but to FORCE children to stay at School longer! (They cant keep them there long enough as it is) What will they do? Put bouncers on the door of the classrooms to keep the kids IN?
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Posted on 15-10-2010 22:41 | By ...
Well done on proving your point, you spelled 'realise' wrongly
Yeah right
Posted on 20-10-2010 12:30 | By silent no more
Teachers can only achieve a difference if there is support at home - reading to the child prior to starting school and following this up with helping and encouraging the child to read the books that are sent home each night. At the end if the child is not a willing participant the teacher will struggle to engage the child in his/her learning, no matter what the subject. So do not solely blame the teacher for this persons lack of reading abilities. Look at the total picture of this persons life before you lay blame on just one area of influence in his life.
Other factors
Posted on 21-10-2010 13:19 | By thinkaboutit
As an ex successful teacher, I would also ask readers to consider:What was his home environment like? Supportive? Once Were Warriors? Or somewhere in between? Did he have undiagnosed learning difficulties? What was his attendance at school like? A problem in any one of these areas can be a major hurdle to learning.
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