Tuesday 31 March 2015

Wednesday 1 April 2015

Educator: 'Childcare takes place of parents'

An early childhood educator says many people are losing confidence in how to be parents because they now see their role as going back to paid work as soon as possible after having a baby.Dr Sarah Farquhar, a former chief executive...

Piddly rise slammed by students

Scoop.co.nz
The national student union is slamming tomorrow's 90 cent increase to student allowances and living cost loan payments as an April fool's joke in the face of runaway cost of living increases. “This piddly increase doesn't even go halfway in paying for ...

How not to talk to your children 

Carol Dweck is a Stanford University psychologist specialising in what motivates people and she says telling kids they're "smart" is one of the worst things people can do. Professor Dweck's research shows that reinforcing the idea to students that they've achieved something because they worked hard means they are more likely to try harder and perform better.

Classrooms around New Zealand go digital with Chromebooks

Educators NZ
The digital classroom initiative aims to give children from disadvantaged backgrounds the opportunity to have access to learning resources available on the internet and to learn anywhere, any time and at any pace. The focus of the initiative is the ...

Exciting Rangatahi About the Potential of Science

MEDIA RELEASE: EMBARGOED UNTIL 9am, Wednesday 1 April 2015 . Two Te Reo Māori land and water based science resources are being launched today at a special event hosted by Māori language secondary school, Te Wharekura o Mauao. The science resources, ...

Trainee doctors face uncertain future

New Zealand Doctor Online
AMA President Associate Professor Brian Owler said the results showed that the medical colleges were performing well in most areas of vocational training, which was gratifying given recent rapid growth in the number of trainees coming through the system.

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