"The school system in NZ is warped by the obsession" with 'decile zoning'. These were set up by a Ministry of Education that believes that children are 'blank slates' ie poor children do poorly at school because they are poor (ie poor children are unsuccessful because they are discriminated against by rich people in society).
"The school system in NZ is warped by the obsession" with 'decile zoning'. These were set up by a Ministry of Education that believes that children are 'blank slates' ie poor children do poorly at school because they are poor (ie poor children are unsuccessful because they are discriminated against by rich people in society).
Real people don't actually believe this. So they (most parents) interpreted the 'deciles' as a sign that high(er) decile schools are more effective schools because their students are ultimately more successful.
The NZ Initiative examined actual school effectiveness (between about 2010 and 2015) and found that it was more or less independent of 'decile' (the best performed schools were a few private (not state funded) schools). Actual effectiveness (ie value add) was a product of school specific characteristics ie quality of Headmaster/school admin and teacher quality.
I think the decile madness supports my point. Parents, especially those ambitious for their children, were desperate for a badge of quality education that supported their desire. They seized on deciles.
Yes, "They [parents] seized on deciles" because the policy makers in the Ministry believed in a model of human nature that has been demonstrably proven wrong by the behaviour of parents.
"The school system in NZ is warped by the obsession" with 'decile zoning'. These were set up by a Ministry of Education that believes that children are 'blank slates' ie poor children do poorly at school because they are poor (ie poor children are unsuccessful because they are discriminated against by rich people in society).
Real people don't actually believe this. So they (most parents) interpreted the 'deciles' as a sign that high(er) decile schools are more effective schools because their students are ultimately more successful.
The NZ Initiative examined actual school effectiveness (between about 2010 and 2015) and found that it was more or less independent of 'decile' (the best performed schools were a few private (not state funded) schools). Actual effectiveness (ie value add) was a product of school specific characteristics ie quality of Headmaster/school admin and teacher quality.
I think the decile madness supports my point. Parents, especially those ambitious for their children, were desperate for a badge of quality education that supported their desire. They seized on deciles.
Don't blame the parents!
Yes, "They [parents] seized on deciles" because the policy makers in the Ministry believed in a model of human nature that has been demonstrably proven wrong by the behaviour of parents.