tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612441315352179822.post4252190877798539150..comments2024-03-28T00:33:53.397+13:00Comments on Local Bodies: The School Journal - Demise of an Icon?Dave Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12428353657153292616noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612441315352179822.post-38827942309030325142013-09-13T07:59:04.852+12:002013-09-13T07:59:04.852+12:00PM - School do support it. The point bsprout is m...PM - School do support it. The point bsprout is making is that it is a resource sent to all schools free therefore no money changes hands. And before you say - schools should pay for it - the whole reason it is free to all schools is to ensure that very school has access to quality resources no matter their size or decile. Which was the whole point when they started and needs haven't changed. Each school gets sent a a set number of new journals which is based on their school roll size. If they don't set up another publisher or schools now have to pay for it - where is the extra money going to come from - cos they wont give the schools the extra money to pay for it, they never do. Many schools rely heavily on Learning Media for School Journals and Ready to Read resources and buy others to supplement what they have. But reading resources are highly expensive and usually you can only afford 1 set of 6 of a book which have high attrition rates. With Learning Media you get sent a reasonable number & you are able to request new ones years down the track to replace the old ones.gruffys galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17410241455935935710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612441315352179822.post-41519529817430515492013-09-13T07:30:02.574+12:002013-09-13T07:30:02.574+12:00By your own admission, a product in a closed marke...By your own admission, a product in a closed market that was not financially supported by its potential customers.<br /><br />In these heady days of user pays, a total failure. Long may it continue.<br /> PM of NZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02095175012980278919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612441315352179822.post-53517743309451117092013-09-13T07:08:21.386+12:002013-09-13T07:08:21.386+12:00In this case, PM, it is not a normal market or a n...In this case, PM, it is not a normal market or a normal product. All schools receive the School Journals and they are highly valued. Learning Media have been forced to operate on a commercial basis when much that they provide could be seen as not strictly commercial. On what basis do you call the School Journal "a total failure"?<br /><br />I also have difficulty understanding the Government's priorities when they are prepared to spend $3.9 million to bail out a struggling private school of 400 students but not are not prepared spend the same to support an institution that provides value for 800,000 thousand students. <br /><br /><br /><br />Dave Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12428353657153292616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612441315352179822.post-85305790061372280382013-09-13T06:53:37.872+12:002013-09-13T06:53:37.872+12:00Doesn't matter how good your product is percei...Doesn't matter how good your product is perceived to be, how long its lineage is, if nobody is willing to pay the asking price, in my view your product is nothing but a total failure. And one the taxpayer should not support.PM of NZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02095175012980278919noreply@blogger.com