Revisiting Nigel Latta's School Report

I love the freedom that the holidays brings when it comes to late night TV. It's a shame that this programme was on so late (even though it has been on before). Nigel Latta's has some excellent points and it was refreshing to watch again - I only hope many parents across the country also did. 

If you only have time to watch a bit - watch it from the 30 min point. 

https://www.tvnz.co.nz/nigel-latta/s1-ep2-video-6037627

• Decile does not equal quality
• National standards do not equal progress
• Expect kids to achieve more and they do
• Teachers do not have to know everything - it is more freeing for students to know that

And backing up my last post about finding The Element:

• 'Soft subjects' are hard, and require thinking
• 'Soft subjects' are critical - what would we do if we didn't have panel beaters and trades? 
• It's ok to be a kinesthetic learner.
• Vocational learning is valuable learning
• Keeping kids in school for an extra year or more will improve life chances by a tremendous amount - keep them there and keep them engaged!
• Giving hierarchy to certain subjects (maths, english, science) means we won't get our entrepreneurs and services 
• "There are lot's of way of being excellent."
• The NZ curriculum is a powerful document because it talks about more than just content.