Where exactly are we failing again?
Buried in the final paragraphs of this article in the NZ Herald on charter schools, is an interesting admission. For her part, Isaac expresses a faint hope that charter schools won’t be seen as “an assault on teachers” “I would be the last person to trash public schools,” she says. “We’ve got wonderful schools and wonderful teachers.” But there are children coming out of some schools whose lives are ruined before they even start, she says. “Some overcome a bad education but many don’t. This is a small initiative that may be effective for children currently failing.” ...