Drop in educational standards in NZ | Home Education Foundation

For those who missed them here are two articles on the OECD report and the significant drop in the NZ educational achievement and concerns I have about the report.

Significant drops in NZ educational achievement – OECD report

It showed that New Zealand’s ranking had fallen from 7th to 18th in science, 12th to 23rd in maths, and 7th to 13th in reading.

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Asia comes top in OECD education index

The concern with this report is this:

Across OECD countries, students from wealthier backgrounds are about a year ahead of their less-advantaged peers. Early starters also performed better, with students who attended pre-primary school at about a year ahead of those who did not.

The OECD recommended in particular that governments subsidize pre-primary education in poor areas.

This seems to be setting the scene for more control over pre school – earlier and earlier institutioning of our children.

This is something we need to be watching and acting upon.

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From the Smiths:

https://hef.org.nz/2011/craig-smith-26-january-1951-to-30-september-2011/

Updated: 30 September 2013: One year on (Craig Smith’s Health) page 7 click here

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Needing help for your home schooling journey:

https://hef.org.nz/2011/needing-help-for-your-home-schooling-journey-2/

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