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New Zealand has one of the most-streamed education systems in the world, says Dave Armstrong, despite research showing streaming doesn’t work.
OPINION: About eight years ago, I wrote a column about streaming in secondary schools, after a report by Professor Garry Hornby condemned the practice. Though his report was well-researched, streaming in our schools continued to the point that we have one of the most streamed education systems in the world. Last week, Tokona Te Raki – Māori Futures Collective – produced a report called
Ending Streaming in Aotearoa, focusing on the teaching of mathematics. It highlighted four New Zealand schools that had recently abolished streaming, with positive results.
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The report by the Māori Futures Collective, Ending Streaming in Aotearoa , outlines the damaging
impacts of the practice, and cites evidence that shows it
leads to poorer educational outcomes for Māori and Pasifika
students.
“Our position as a union, and the
Government s own policy, is that schools should not be
streaming , says NZEI Te Riu Roa Matua Takawaenga Laures
Park. We know streaming is an outdated practice, and this
report clearly shows the damage it has on our tamariki -
both psychologically and in terms of their educational
success. Moving to more modern, collaborative ways
of teaching and learning is a key way we can improve