by Rebecca Thomas Chat GPT Image There’s a bad taste in the mouths of educators right now. Sharp. Lingering. Unmistakable. NCEA bashing...

by Rebecca Thomas Maimo Creative Image Why Call Te Tiriti a Cult? The power of language lies in this: to call something a "cult" is not...

by Rebecca Thomas This is what your Cabinet holds for our kids. Every parent, every whānau, every citizen in Aotearoa should be furious....

by Rebecca Thomas The surface still stands, but the damage is starting to show. A government once so sure of its grip — on the narrative,...

by Rebecca Thomas That label wraps around a child’s identity and seeps into their sense of self. It tells them: You’re not smart. You’re...

by Rebecca Thomas Bunnies and kangaroos on a trampoline fooled millions — and Erica thinks she can too. This is a blog in two halves. The...

by Rebecca Thomas (but inspired by Welby Ings) “How you design those gates that our students walk through is very important. They have to...

by Rebecca Thomas Story We Are Being Sold As the Government’s announcement about the future of NCEA lands, we need to pause and think...

by Rebecca Thomas For all those tears we share “I made two teachers leave,” he said with a smirk; his words heavy with defiance as I...

by Rebecca Thomas When a child curls under the table in fear, is that behaviour? Or is that pain? When a kaiako weeps in the staffroom,...

By Rebecca Thomas "‘Science of learning’ and ‘knowledge-rich’ are mentioned everywhere, defined nowhere,”  said NZ Principals’ Federation...

by Rebecca Thomas Epsom Girls Grammar is adding Cambridge exams in 2026. Mount Albert Grammar is under pressure to do the same. More than...

by Rebecca Thomas The Educational 'Portfolio' Across the motu, something’s shifting — and not in the direction of trust. Maybe you’ve...

by Rebecca Thomas Equity and Inclusion in Education Dedicated to Chrissy and every school with a Chrissy in it, every leader like...

by Rebecca Thomas Image ChatGPT A reflection at the cusp of Term 3 I looked back over the titles Steve and I have written since January....

by Rebecca Thomas Covid: Banksy painting for NHS charity It’s easy to look at the rising dysregulation in classrooms and wonder:  Are...

by Rebecca Thomas In May, the Ministry of Education told Kāhui Ako educators and boards that their collective agreements would be...

By Steve Saville The recent debate, it is all about context. I’m sure that I am not alone in voicing my frustration that, all too often,...

by Rebecca Thomas When I wrote “ Teaching Structured Literacy and Maths to Students Who Can't Regulate ”, I wasn’t expecting over 3,500...

by Rebecca Thomas Let the angles open — not close — around the child. (Image ChatGPT) "Can we teach our kids self-regulation before...