Maddy
@madicattt.bsky.social
Māoriland Film Festival
Sometimes Tāmaki, Sometimes Ōtaki, Always proud to be Māori.
Sometimes Tāmaki, Sometimes Ōtaki, Always proud to be Māori.
I benefited from a mid career history teacher with a broad understanding of the topic.
NCEA’s flexibility - allowing teachers to customise their areas of learning to students can be powerful if teachers are supported to grow themselves, and valued so they stick to the profession.
NCEA’s flexibility - allowing teachers to customise their areas of learning to students can be powerful if teachers are supported to grow themselves, and valued so they stick to the profession.
November 25, 2024 at 7:50 PM
I benefited from a mid career history teacher with a broad understanding of the topic.
NCEA’s flexibility - allowing teachers to customise their areas of learning to students can be powerful if teachers are supported to grow themselves, and valued so they stick to the profession.
NCEA’s flexibility - allowing teachers to customise their areas of learning to students can be powerful if teachers are supported to grow themselves, and valued so they stick to the profession.
Riefenstahl wasn’t ’in the curriculum’ persay but I was inspired to do the work on my own, achieved excellence, read books, watched and analysed films, wrote essays and developed knowledge that I still have today.
November 25, 2024 at 7:44 PM
Riefenstahl wasn’t ’in the curriculum’ persay but I was inspired to do the work on my own, achieved excellence, read books, watched and analysed films, wrote essays and developed knowledge that I still have today.
For example my history teacher knew I was creative. When we studied world war 2, he encouraged me to research Leni Riefenstahl for one of my internals. He supported me to find and understand sources and sparked my curiosity into doing my own learning across the period.
November 25, 2024 at 7:41 PM
For example my history teacher knew I was creative. When we studied world war 2, he encouraged me to research Leni Riefenstahl for one of my internals. He supported me to find and understand sources and sparked my curiosity into doing my own learning across the period.
At the same time the arts have been devalued but the arts motivate curiosity and can be a portal to wider learning.
November 25, 2024 at 7:37 PM
At the same time the arts have been devalued but the arts motivate curiosity and can be a portal to wider learning.
There’s a focus rn by govt on numeracy and literacy but it strikes me as a bit backward. Not because those things aren’t important - but we already have the world at our fingertips - so how do you give young people a point to learning and using those skills.
November 25, 2024 at 7:32 PM
There’s a focus rn by govt on numeracy and literacy but it strikes me as a bit backward. Not because those things aren’t important - but we already have the world at our fingertips - so how do you give young people a point to learning and using those skills.
This may be a sore take but it sounds to me like a teaching problem. And as long as we undervalue teachers, how is that going to improve.
November 25, 2024 at 7:19 PM
This may be a sore take but it sounds to me like a teaching problem. And as long as we undervalue teachers, how is that going to improve.
One of the absolute highlights of my reviewing years was getting to go to the media call and opening night when Wicked came to Aotearoa.
November 23, 2024 at 5:59 AM
One of the absolute highlights of my reviewing years was getting to go to the media call and opening night when Wicked came to Aotearoa.
I was so suss eh, and then the film opened and I still knew every word 😅
November 23, 2024 at 5:46 AM
I was so suss eh, and then the film opened and I still knew every word 😅