I thought this was worth reflecting on. An increasing number of schools are creating policy with the support of their respective communities to focus on lifting educational achievement and are working smarter and harder to respond to such a challenge. However it is regrettable that the current National government saw the need to increase classroom sizes as a means of raising achievement which was successfully halted by schools and communities.
How many teachers plan units of work with their students? How many teachers use student feedback as a tool to inform and critique their own teaching practice? Are teachers allowing students to play the role of the teacher in their lessons? I acknowledge the many schools that are working hard alongside Māori whānau to ensure that there is a cohesive relationship between schools and whānau as we all need to take equal ownership in the educational outcomes of all our children.
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