Bevan Holloway
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Democracy begins in the classroom.
Investigation into NZ’s education and curriculum changes: bevanholloway.com
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On display from both politicians and ideologues hacking at the curriculum is a deep contempt for genuine engagement with systems of knowledge and critical thinking. It‘s one thing to not understand learning; it‘s another to forcibly cut children off from these opportunities.
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Not only is science education going to suffer from the manufactured crisis in maths education, the science curriculum itself has also been under attack to remove components of critical thinking and epistemological foundations.
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NZ’s draft science curriculum favours rote learning over critical thinking
Critical thinking is an essential skill students should be encouraged to develop as part of their science learning. NZ’s draft science curriculum fails the test.
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November 28, 2025 at 5:27 AM
On display from both politicians and ideologues hacking at the curriculum is a deep contempt for genuine engagement with systems of knowledge and critical thinking. It‘s one thing to not understand learning; it‘s another to forcibly cut children off from these opportunities.
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No. Email. But that’s a good point
November 10, 2025 at 8:19 AM
No. Email. But that’s a good point
When I chased them last week about it, they first said ooops sorry, we’ll reply soon.
But they didn’t relook. Instead, they “reviewed the material with which you have been provided” and were satisfied there was nothing else.
These are the actions of an office that wants to avoid accountability.
But they didn’t relook. Instead, they “reviewed the material with which you have been provided” and were satisfied there was nothing else.
These are the actions of an office that wants to avoid accountability.
November 10, 2025 at 8:09 AM
When I chased them last week about it, they first said ooops sorry, we’ll reply soon.
But they didn’t relook. Instead, they “reviewed the material with which you have been provided” and were satisfied there was nothing else.
These are the actions of an office that wants to avoid accountability.
But they didn’t relook. Instead, they “reviewed the material with which you have been provided” and were satisfied there was nothing else.
These are the actions of an office that wants to avoid accountability.
Last week, I had an issue with a prior OIA I hadn’t heard back about. I had challenged their “there’s nothing” findings and got stuff about Rata that was in scope.
They said they’d look at the other parts and get back to me. They didn’t.
They said they’d look at the other parts and get back to me. They didn’t.
November 10, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Last week, I had an issue with a prior OIA I hadn’t heard back about. I had challenged their “there’s nothing” findings and got stuff about Rata that was in scope.
They said they’d look at the other parts and get back to me. They didn’t.
They said they’d look at the other parts and get back to me. They didn’t.
They say: “there is no requirement under the Act to create information or form an opinion in order to respond, so any questions framed in such a way as to invite commentary, justification or explanation”
Seems they’re taking an extreme interpretation of this.
Seems they’re taking an extreme interpretation of this.
November 10, 2025 at 8:09 AM
They say: “there is no requirement under the Act to create information or form an opinion in order to respond, so any questions framed in such a way as to invite commentary, justification or explanation”
Seems they’re taking an extreme interpretation of this.
Seems they’re taking an extreme interpretation of this.