Bicycle Radio NZ - Government and Education

Today's episode covers:

• A poetic consideration of the frosty morning
• The role of government in education - with reference to the 2012 Budget stuff ups
• Industrial models of education and how they don't work today
• My ideal educational vision for NZ schools

Bicycle Radio NZ - Wednesday, May 30th 2012 (episode 07) (right click to save)

Links from the show: 

My education focused blogging: igage.wordpress.com

A fantastic "rant" about class sizes illustrating the problems superbly!

I forgot a bunch of what I spoke about but I'll add links in the comments if I remember anything worth adding.

Bicycle Radio NZ - The Role of Government in Society

Today's episode covers:

• A brief comment on the episode about gay marriage
• The role of government - serving the people or being served by the people?
• Competitive versus collaborative government
• The rise of the Pirate Party - the next party in the spirit of the Green Party

Bicycle Radio NZ - Tuesday, May 29th 2012 (episode 06) (right click to save)

Links from the show:
An article looking at the conjugal versus revisionist views of marriage (without reference to religion)

http://www.techdirt.com/ - for info and insightful commentary on issues of copyright and the rise of Pirate Parties!

Bicycle Radio NZ - Education and Assessment

Today's episode (on a chilly and foggy morning).  I talk about the purpose of education, the government's role in education development, and the purpose of assessment.  Enjoy!

Bicycle Radio NZ - Monday, May 21st 2012 (episode 01) (right click to save)

Some of these themes are discussed on my education focused site: igage.wordpress.com