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Showing posts with label English lessons. Show all posts
Showing posts with label English lessons. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Kevin: Why Your Kids Can’t Write


Do you mean to say you’re still having to teach basic grammar even when your students are at senior level? Convince me that this isn’t a Monty Python sketch.

Consultation on a draft intermediate and secondary school English curriculum that prioritises Shakespeare, grammar and 19th century literature closes on Friday.

English teachers told RNZ they were worried the draft set unrealistic workloads for students and failed to mention the Treaty of Waitangi.

Sunday, February 16, 2025

Rodney Hide: Schooling Through a Te Ao Maori Lens


Last week my 13-year-old at Wakatipu High studied in English “An introduction to culture and identity in literature”.

The class guide was as follows: