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Kids taught self-control do well as adults
Teaching self-control to children as young as three can set them up for healthy, wealthy and crime-free lives.
Pre-schoolers earning gun licences at NZ kindies
Kids with imaginary guns are learning real safety lessons at kindergartens and early childcare centres around the country.
School installs software to pinpoint best teachers
Top school tracks student performance with new software.
Education's Cinderella syndrome
I have to go to a barbecue this week. This, in itself, isn't exactly newsworthy - even though it may very well be one of the last barbecues of the summer, which is always a poignant little mini-event worth noting.
<i>Deborah Hill Cone</i>: This bookworm is turning
Sure, books are one of life's pleasures, but who said every kid has to love reading?
National standards need review - NZPF
Recent debate supports the call to have the national standards reviewed, New Zealand Principals' Federation (NZPF) president Peter Simpson says.
Changing the culture of science education
The difficulty is that most university lecturers aren't trained teachers but have generally "picked it up on the job".
<i>John Morris</i>: Better all round for pupils
Auckland Grammar head John Morris responds to a Herald editorial on the school opting out of NCEA.
Minister backs Grammar headmaster's NCEA rebellion
Education Minister Anne Tolley is backing Auckland Grammar's headmaster - despite his NCEA rebellion.
'Constructive' meeting over school's NCEA decision
Auckland Grammar met with officials today following the school's decision to offer Cambridge examinations instead of the national NCEA qualification this year.
School to justify Cambridge exam preference
Ministry of Education officials and Auckland Grammar will today discuss the school's decision to offer Cambridge examinations instead of the national qualification, NCEA, this year.