http://www.stuff.co.nz/4792816a11.html Bullying ‘second highest in world’ By MARTIN KAY – The Dominion Post | Monday, 15 December 2008 Kiwi children have reported the second highest incidence of bullying in the world, according to a major international report. But the primary school teachers’ union is urging caution over the findings, which…
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Armed robbery for lunch spurs concerns over school violence
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10545396 4:00AM Friday Nov 28, 2008 A 14-year-old schoolgirl who held a knife to the throat of a younger girl while demanding her lunch has heightened concern over the level of violence some Gisborne schools are having to deal with. The incident came just days after a fight was filmed…
Owen Walker “Akill”: World at the fingertips of NZ’s young and lucky geek
It would seem that Owen Walker was home educated. By putting this news item on this website we do not endorse the wrong that he did but want to highlight the skills that he gained through possibly being home educated and self taught. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10522457 By Jane Phare and Carolyne Meng-Yee…
Read It and Weep
The many negative aspects of public schooling are well reported in the daily papers. Schools were also becoming seriously affected by social problems becoming in the worst cases mere baby-sitting services. Do you want your children to go to a school where social problems rule the programmes? –Massey University vice-chancellor…