https://geniusnet.blogtown.co.nz/2012/09/27/national-standards-the-great-march-to-mediocrity/ Technology, innovation and entrepreneurship in New Zealand. Sat, 01 Jul 2017 23:25:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 https://geniusnet.blogtown.co.nz/2012/09/27/national-standards-the-great-march-to-mediocrity/comment-page-1/#comment-61214 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 07:49:31 +0000 http://geniusnet.blogtown.co.nz/?p=1918#comment-61214 Thanks Matt. “National’s Standards” doesn’t even begin to address less tangible talents like social skills, empathy and self-awareness, which are more important attributes to foster at the pre-adolescent age IMO.

]]> https://geniusnet.blogtown.co.nz/2012/09/27/national-standards-the-great-march-to-mediocrity/comment-page-1/#comment-61193 Thu, 27 Sep 2012 21:44:39 +0000 http://geniusnet.blogtown.co.nz/?p=1918#comment-61193 There was a really good podcast the other day by This American Life on all the “non-cognitive” stuff that is just as important http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/474/back-to-school

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