This submission responds to the Committee’s invitation to provide views
Every morning I would feel overwhelmed by the noise level
Dr Sarah Alexander warns systemic failures in New Zealand’s early
Who is Who and Does What in Relation to the
“Suffer the Little Children” might seem a depressing title but you will find this first book by Wainuiomata teacher David Smith to be a most absorbing read.
It is part autobiographical and part political/social commentary on the state of early childhood education as it is experienced by children today.
Smith reflects on over 30 years
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