Claire Amos

The "learning pack" sent to one family this week Link to the related article on RNZ  August 2021 marks 18 months since the arrival of COVID-19 in New Zealand and since then the country and regions has experienced a number of lockdowns. New Zealand's response has in many ways been phenomenal - articulate and calm leadership informed by science and research and supported by a compliant and committed "team of five million".   So why then do we let a digital divide persist? In a country with a government and leadership that prides itself on kindness and care I am confused and frustrated that we let a gaping digital divide mean that learning and connectedness during lockdown continues to be a school, decile and postcode lottery. Last year about 23,000 digital devices were purchased or leased by the government to supply to families that did not have one, the minister stating at the time that more than 100,000 children (about 80,000 households) did not have access to a...

Source:  http://ericsheninger.com/esheninger?sid=28 He's quite shouty, which coming from me is really saying something. What is truly possible in education? There is always excuses to not move forward. We need to stop making excuses and make a difference and make changes.  Leadership is action, not a position. This brings to mind what we tried to achieve with #hackyrclass Every teacher can be a change agent, regardless of what's happening in the wider school. Check out the Hack Your Class project here:  http://www.teachingandelearning.com/2014/04/hpss-bloggers.html?m=1 Are we seeing the fundamental shifts in schools that we are seeing beyond school. As an aside - how long do we need to keep talking about this before we get a critical mass doing it?? What does school really teach students? Sheninger shared how he was a Principal doing what he thought he had to do - focusing on control and compliance. March 2009 Sheninger got in T...