We are not happy to have our photo associated with this somewhat negative article. The Canvas Magazine, the weekend magazine of the NZHerald, took this photo about 18 months ago and didn’t use it then. We would like to see some positive comments about Home Education on this NZHerald blog….
Tag: Teachers
Teacher axed for wanting sex with student
Pull your children out of school and home educate them Teacher axed for wanting sex with student http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/2887924/Teacher-axed-for-wanting-sex-with-student By JOHN HARTEVELT – The Press Last updated 05:00 22/09/2009 A teacher with 15 years experience asked a pupil for sex, telling her she was “a sexy beast”. The teacher has been…
Legal option after School bullying
27 March 2009 7:28 p.m. Dear Everyone, I’ve pasted below a news article that exemplifies many of the vast multitude of things wrong with the state’s schooling institutions. I’m letting off a bit of steam because I am so angry at this rotten system that systematically practises institutionalised child abuse…
Teacher conduct cases hit high
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4812028a11.html Teacher conduct cases hit high By LANE NICHOLS – The Dominion Post | Thursday, 08 January 2009 Nearly 1300 teachers have faced allegations of serious misconduct, violence, viewing pornography, sexual misconduct, dishonesty, alcohol and drug use, or incompetency since 2002. Last year was the worst on record, with 233…
Teachers fight to save Shakespeare
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4761441a11.html Teachers fight to save Shakespeare By LANE NICHOLS – The Dominion Post | Saturday, 15 November 2008 Shakespeare’s plays and other great works of literature considered too difficult for some pupils will disappear from classrooms under proposed changes to the curriculum, alarmed principals say. There are also fears that…