E d u c a t i o n

Wednesday, 22 August 2012

12:38:36

Spring Fever Test

Four high school boys afflicted with spring fever skipped morning classes. After lunch they reported to the teacher that they had a flat tire.

Much to their relief she smiled and said, "Well, you missed a test today so take seats apart from one another and take out a piece of paper."

Still smiling, she waited for them to sit down. Then she said: "First Question: Which tire was flat?"

Thanks for joining us today

Tuesday, 21 August 2012

18:53:34

Education is what you get from reading the small print. Experience is what you get from not reading it.

NEXT: More to come

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Sunday 5th of August 2012

21:51

Kids today are wired differently from those of yesterday

Yesterdays children are from the past

Different roles different conditions different scenarios apply TODAY

Next : Lets talk more about that

Tuesday, 19 June 2012

14:24:56

E d u c a t i o n

Right Here Right Now! in New Zealand

Move to new ways of learning and move today

“It is better to prepare for an unpredictable future than to kick back and relax in the shade” Jae Choe

from Ants mean business p 4 by Jae Choe Secret Lives of Ants 2012 published by The John Hopkins University Press

The World Is Their Classroom, Auckland, 19 June 2012

 When:                        Tue 19 Jun, 7:00pm–9:00pm     

Where:                       McDonalds Community Meeting Room, Cnr Greenlane &

                                    Great

South Rd

, Greenlane

Restrictions:                         R18

Ticket Information:  Non-AHE member - individual: $10.00

AHE member - individual: $5.00

Non-AHE member - couple: $15.00

AHE member - couple: $10.00

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Booking fees may apply

Website:                    Auckland Home Educators Inc on Facebook

Tell a Friend For about 3,000 Auckland youngsters, the school system doesn't fit their needs, philosophy, talents, learning/physical difficulties, personality, security, etc. Does your own family need an alternative?

Real life learning, relationships, flexibility, freedom, fun and social opportunities with home education (aka homeschooling)? Absolutely! If you think about it, the world is our classroom...

Sorry, no children to distract the proceedings thanks.

Entry by pre-booking only so you're not able to just turn up!

Session is limited to 12 places to allow opportunity for interaction so book early.

Full detailed flyer and booking info at www.facebook.com/events/361919293873412/

Brought to you by the volunteers of non-profit Auckland Home Educators Inc, networking across Auckland's region & beyond for current & prospective home educators.

Nota Bene :

These guys are actively bringing about change by the verb 'D O'

Tuesday, 19 June 2012

14:57:57

E d u c a t i o n

As technology moves us into the next millennium so must we find new ways of learning for our students and the learning needs to match their needs for today not yesterday and not tomorrow

So any educators not up with the play and not using today’s technology needs to move to upgrade their skills or stand down

Indigo kids

The kids of today are not learning the 3 Rs etc that’s gone –obsolete throw it out with the bath water

Then throw away the text books and bring in the tablets education  should be accessible and available to them at a touch

Good universities & educators can teach via satellite or beamed across continents into educational laboratories & facilities (Some countries have that already in place but that is not the case in NZ)

Not Robots

Education IS NOT a business nor a factory and that is why the systems are failing the students

Downsize schools

Develop smaller schools throw away the cumbersome money guzzling institutional buildings most of the fees pay the power bills.Use the buildings for housing for the low socio economic community and housing for the elderly

Low Skills No Skills leads to crime

If you are sick of the high crime statistics in this country it is not difficult to see across the world low socio economic areas end up doing crime bigtime .People have to eat but their lack of skills and education block them from even our education systems.

History repeats itself

“It’s the economy stupid” Bill Clinton used that slogan in his 1992 presidential campaign …

The worst thing in history the uneducated masses and we all know what happened to the educated.

The NZ Govt keeps getting on the wrong page the Education page is not the Economy page , it’s the production line whereby little ants learn how to become big ants so we tautoko / agree with Bill ‘ get to the economy, stupid !’-and start saving peanuts which is what you are supposed to be doing there is no magic shuffle money from here to there … bloody termites in the schoolgrounds  again

 talk to you soon tata tusitala!