Erica’s SMART Assessment System Isn’t Smart After All
Erica Stanford’s SMART assessment system promises clarity—but teachers say it means more paperwork and less education.
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“Why the Holocaust Centre is wrong to promote “exclusive” Holocaust education”?
Holocaust education should teach universal lessons about racism and genocide, not become a narrow political narrative.
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More Smoke and Mirrors from Erica Stanford
Erica Stanford says Year 8 maths is improving. The Ministry’s own numbers suggest the truth is more complicated.
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AI is exposing the failure of NZ’s knowledge curriculum
When AI can instantly generate essays and answers, the old education model starts collapsing fast. The real crisis isn’t students using AI, it’s politicians still pretending rote learning prepares kids for the future.
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Education Reform Tiriti Breach Under Scrutiny
If Te Tiriti can be removed from education policy, what’s left is not neutral — it’s a choice about whose voice matters.
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Waitangi Tribunal Education Reform Challenge Grows
If education reform sidelines Te Tiriti, it’s not reform — it’s regression. The Tribunal hearings could force that truth into the open.
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ACT are lying to you about Charter Schools by comparing Apples with Potatoes and pretending it’s fruit
ACT want you to believe charter schools are a triumph of efficiency. The problem is their own numbers leave out huge costs and compare unlike with unlike.
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Principals’ Concerns About the New ERO Reporting Format
Principals aren’t confused. They’re warning this will make things worse.
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The Changes to NCEA Are A Class War
If every “reform” makes it easier for the privileged to win… is it still reform — or something else?
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Erica Stanford’s Takeover of New Zealand Education Continues
Turn schools into grades, and you don’t just measure performance — you reshape behaviour. The question is who benefits.
