The Art of taking no Responsibility

“An SEP,’ he said, ‘is something that we can’t see, or don’t see, or our brain doesn’t let us see, because we think that it’s somebody else’s problem. That’s what SEP means. Somebody Else’s Problem. The brain just edits it out, it’s like a blind spot. If you look at it directly you won’t see it unless you know precisely what it is. Your only hope is to catch it by surprise out of the corner of your eye.”

― Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe, and Everything

The leaders of the Ministry of Education have just sacked 565 people of the 1,800 employees they had chosen to add since 2018.

Iona Hosted (at $590k pa) and the next top 10 – of course – keep their jobs.

NZ’s NCEA results continue to decline.

Iona Hosted (at $590k pa) and the next top 10 – of course – keep their jobs.

Attendance is appalling, ethnicity gaps have not been dented, bullying and bad behaviour is rife, teacher quality is even questioned by the PPTA but …

Iona Hosted (at $590k pa) and the next top 10 – of course – keep their jobs … everything is SEP.

Alwyn Poole
Innovative Education Consultants
www.innovativeeducation.co.nz
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