1. Teachers
This essay will do this by first, investigating the 1877 Education Act and examining the ways the New Zealand curriculum has been changed by several of processes over this time period. Second this essay will, explain how The Education Act made the curriculum to begin with, which showed what educators believed was most important in New Zealand education. Third this essay will explain how education for Maori students differed to Pakeha students. Next, this essay will discuss the role women played in the New Zealand education and curriculum. Last, this essay will investigate the Thomas Report pr...
Within this essay I will attempt to further examine, develop and present my personal metaphor, that of the baker, and link it to experiences I have had in regards to lesson preparation, the needs of individual children, and experimentation and growth as a teacher. ... (Good & Brophy 1984:285) Bakers also realize that in order to improve their products they must try new and creative ideas as does a teacher. ... (Good & Brophy 1984:368) Similar to teaching, bakers need to be able to handle situations such as the bread not rising, missing integral ingredients and even consumers not being full...
Its shortcomings should reflect real & important difficulties (Stenhouse, 1984, p.125) They aim to develop a policy that promises a long process of systematic improvement of the present academic situation. ... Moreover, teachers may modify assessment strategies (e.g., granting extra time, using oral interviews requiring completion instead of essay questions ) These strategies do not contradict the general curriculum design. ...
Edwin Bridges' book, the Incompetent Teacher, brought to light the wide concern for teacher performance in 1984. ... According to Lois Weiner, Ed.D., "I failed the essay portion of New York's Teacher Certification Exam that measures professional knowledge...My doctorate in education is from Harvard...The company that creates, administers and grades the tests [National Evaluation Systems] has refused to consider the challenge I've lodged against my score "(Wiener). ...