tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612441315352179822.post5886252375671915703..comments2024-03-28T00:33:53.397+13:00Comments on Local Bodies: Education Ministry Gets Poor ReportDave Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12428353657153292616noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612441315352179822.post-39932213545472289782011-06-28T19:31:28.935+12:002011-06-28T19:31:28.935+12:00It is interesting Anonymous, I guess it just isn&#...It is interesting Anonymous, I guess it just isn't acceptable for children to achieve within a range anymore, we now have a one size fits all situation. <br /><br />As for propaganda, we have all heard the Minister's mantra over the last two and a half years-it hasn't changed much despite the facts not supporting it.Dave Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12428353657153292616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3612441315352179822.post-37815491474665206712011-06-28T18:44:28.142+12:002011-06-28T18:44:28.142+12:00On Skype yesterday, an eagle-eyed colleague quoth ...On Skype yesterday, an eagle-eyed colleague quoth thus: “A little task for you, compare p45 of the NZC hard copy and P45 of the digital copy on TKI”<br /> <br /> <br />So I did…………<br /> <br />TKI version contains nothing but a blank page; whereas the gazetted hard copy contains a page not overly helpful if you are trying to sell the crock that is NS (just consonant removed from BS).<br /> <br />The gazetted version says: “This diagram shows how the curriculum levels typically relate to years at school. Many students do not, however, fit this pattern. They include those who are gifted, and those who come from non-English speaking backgrounds”. Why would that complete page just get vaporised?<br /> <br />Now, consider the Goebbels' Principles of Propaganda (of which there are approximately twenty) by Leonard W. Doob, published in Public Opinion and Propaganda; A Book of Readings edited for The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues.<br /> <br />1. Propagandist must have access to intelligence concerning events and public opinion.<br /> <br />2. Propaganda must be planned and executed by only one authority.<br />a. It must issue all the propaganda directives.<br /><br />b. It must explain propaganda directives to important officials and maintain their morale.<br /><br />c. It must oversee other agencies' activities which have propaganda consequences<br /><br />8. The purpose, content and effectiveness of enemy propaganda; the strength and effects of an expose; and the nature of current propaganda campaigns determine whether enemy propaganda should be ignored or refuted.<br /> <br /> <br />13. Propaganda must be carefully timed.<br />a. The communication must reach the audience ahead of competing propaganda.<br /><br />b. A propaganda campaign must begin at the optimum moment<br /><br />c. A propaganda theme must be repeated, but not beyond some point of diminishing effectiveness<br /><br />14. Propaganda must label events and people with distinctive phrases or slogans.<br />a. They must evoke desired responses which the audience previously possesses<br /><br />b. They must be capable of being easily learned<br /><br />c. They must be utilized again and again, but only in appropriate situations<br /><br />Any of this ring any bells? Scary eh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com