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To: combjelly who wrote (373278)	3/9/2008 2:26:07 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571985

Thanks CJ. I think this paragraph of yours in particular deserves to be quoted: > None of these things seem to make the difference. So, what is the same? Well, in both countries schools are a national concern. There is a uniform curriculum and uniform funding. Problem or disruptive children are not kept in the same classrooms, or even the same schools as the others. This is made easier by the fact that they don't have the huge schools that we do. There isn't the huge burden of administrative stuff that we have. Teachers teach instead. And more of the money spent goes into teaching rather than administrative stuff, which is one of the factors that drives large schools here. We can debate over the power teacher unions have until we're blue in the face, but even if the teachers get six-figure salaries, I doubt they'll get much more job satisfaction. The core problems still exist, and that will continue to frustrate the teachers. Tenchusatsu

To: combjelly who wrote (373278)	3/9/2008 9:17:29 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1571985

Now, these two countries have a big advantage. Most of the students speak the national language. New Zealand does have the problem of the Maori, some of whom view education as a symbol of white culture. But, you cannot immigrate there without a command of English and illegal immigration isn't very easy. So that is a challenge. That's a big, big advantage.....having only one language simplifies things greatly. In addition, not having special ed in the classroom is a significant advantage. Twenty percent of my mentor teacher's classes are special ed. It leads to the dumbing down of the curriculum with the best students getting bored. She compensates by giving the smarter students an honors option but still...........