Recent Posts Tagged With 'education'

• What maketh the man?

  Posted on Sunday November 1st, 2009 at 05:51 in art, education, life, business, society, motivation, community, new zealand, attitude

  I was a scrawny, nervous young lad when I got to high school. For those from overseas, high school is around your 8th year of school through to when you leave school at around 17/18 in NZ. Anyway, I had a hard time. The nickname for my school was Pen...

• ‘I’m forever damaged’

  Posted on Friday July 24th, 2009 at 22:28 in education, life, society, observation, community, alcohol, attitude, victim, responsibility, drink driving

  I truly do feel for 29 year old Matt Manion of Foxton Beach. A lapse of judgement left him paralysed from the waist down. His job as a mechanic most likely over, and his time spent running and jumping with his 5 year old son a distant memory. Of cour...

• Racist New Zealand

  Posted on Wednesday June 17th, 2009 at 16:52 in education, Culture, society, motivation, community, new zealand, attitude, racism, maori, pita sharples

  “Reserved places for Maori have proven the ability of Maori students to rise to the challenge if they are given the opportunity.” - Dr. Pita Sharples Hogwash. Maori who have been given an automatic place have preformed 4% less than their ...