Category Archives: Education

The school of hard knocks and ‘the curious incident of the dog…’ – Part I

Often the best way to learn something is the hard way. You tend not to forget when you get bruised in the process. If that’s the case, then many Cantabrians are gaining memorable lessons about what it is like to … Continue reading

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Underneath the ‘underclass’

Joe Bageant died on the 26th of March last year. Apparently, he was sometimes referred to as an American ‘leftneck’ – which is not a bad label for him. Bageant’s book (and, more generally, his literary life) has been devoted to laying … Continue reading

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Freedom of dissociation

Is the Education (Freedom of Association) Amendment Bill that seeks to alter the basis of Students Associations in New Zealand really about defending the right of freedom of association? It’s hard to see how it is. Continue reading

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