By Kate Pierson A little girl is born and she struggles for breath, as a toddler she struggles to crawl and as a pre-schooler she struggles to write her name.…
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As a teacher you are constantly on a tremendous journey of learning. On a daily basis you are walking the path of positive growth – both personally and as a…
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By Melinda Collins Immediate and easy communication is with us and here to stay, but with it has arrived the potential and opportunity to abuse the very advantages information-age technology…
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By Melinda Collins Teachers can, and do, change lives. It’s a complex and demanding position requiring a great deal from its demonstrators. A teacher dons the mantle of communicator, evaluator,…
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By Melinda Collins In the education sector ‘business’ was once a dirty word. Now it appears to be a profitable one. When self made millionaire and creator of Just Water,…
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By Kate Pierson It has become a ‘must experience’ getaway and a regular fixture in wishful daydreams when winter’s icy personality takes front and centre on the seasonal stage. And…
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By Bridget Gourlay It’s been 30 years since the first children with intellectual disabilities were allowed entry into ‘regular’ classrooms. These children were met with a mixed reaction. Some were…
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The Government’s decision to trial charter schools (part of a post-election deal with the Act party) in South Auckland and Christchurch, is proving more than a little controversial. Education sector…
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By Bridget Gourlay Global warming is a scientific theory that has only became widely accepted in the last decade. Whether or not it’s man-made is still being debated by some,…
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The Central Plains water scheme is on the way By Bridget Gourlay A multi-million dollar project irrigating the central Canterbury plains from the Waimakariri and Rakaia rivers is well on…