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Alwyn Poole

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Alwyn Poole, BBS (Econ), M. Ed, Dip. Teaching, Post-Grad. Dip. Sport is a researcher and writer on education who began his teaching career in 1991. He has taught at Tauranga Boys' College, Hamilton Boys' High School and St. Cuthbert's College. He founded and led Mt. Hobson Middle School in Auckland for 18 years, and co-founded SAMS and MSWA. Poole has a keen interest in sport, especially athletics and cycling and coached the University of Auckland premier rugby team for three years.

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Education … everyone knows change is needed but …

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… there are so many signals that the current government is going about most things education related in the wrong way. It is highly...

Leadership

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When I was 20yo (1987) - and weighed approx. 70kg (dripping wet - with sinkers in my pockets) - I had the privilege of...

Sports academies in New Zealand schools

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A lot of what is sold to students and families in NZ education is highly mythical and primarily for the benefit of the perception...

Just how bad NZ’s productivity is!

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Last week I posted on how problematic the size of NZ government is. Duncan Garner picked up on it here - and also interviewed David...

The HUGELY problematic size of Government in NZ

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Until a Government has the courage/determination to shrink the size of ITSELF - New Zealand has NO CHANCE of sustained economic growth – or...

Boring boys to academic death

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The great Neil Postman wrote a remarkable book called Amusing Ourselves to Death. It is at least as predictive as Orwell’s 1984 or Huxley’s Brave New World. Across every school...

Education processes and outcomes continue to get worse under the current Coalition

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A lot has been made of “significant” changes to the NZ education system under Erica Stanford. Some things have been put in place (e.g. changes...

Bill Bryson and the Short History of Nearly everything 2.0

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I had the privilege of attending a Bill Bryson event in Auckland on Thursday evening. While I had laughed at many of his travel books,...

Moller and Dixon: Giants of NZ running

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I was around 10 years old when I went to an athletics meeting at Cooks Gardens in Wanganui. The purpose was to see two of...

The myth of significant change/improvement in education under the coalition

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After 34 years of working in Education in New Zealand I am desperate for Erica Stanford to make truly meaningful and substantial change. I want...

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