Monthly Archives: December 2014

They ain’t rules, more like guidelines….

Posted on December 31, 2014 by colinfraser

I was recently asked what do I have against “teacher’s standards”? Why was I rubbishing them? The answer is as complex as the question so I will just dive into it. There are a number of different standards that teachers … Continue reading →

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Letters I have written

Posted on December 26, 2014 by colinfraser

Every now and again, erm.. ok, let’s start that again…. Fairly frequently, I get a bee in my bonnet, (silly expression, I have never worn a bonnet, my dear mother once told me I seriously objected to anything on my … Continue reading →

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The old ways reasserting themselves.

Posted on December 14, 2014 by colinfraser

One of the key issues that has arisen lately has been the Right’s insistence on developing education as a  commodity. This has a number of nasty side-effects that people have been kept from learning about, otherwise the whole stunt would … Continue reading →

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