New Zealand Education I am a product of the 50's and 60's education system. They were years of free education, canes and warm milk. Teachers were either Bullies or Gods and exams were a punishment for staying at school. I was not aware of having any rights as a student and any wrong doings were treated very harshly and certainly not repeated. My strengths lay in Maths and Science and the subjects came to me …showed first 75 words of 5774 total…

…showed last 75 words of 5774 total…c are a few that influence the students ability to learn. A lot of these are outside the area a teacher can reach but it is still important a teacher be aware of them. Teaching has to do with the removal of barriers. It is a principle of the NZ Curriculum Framework that all schools will provide students with satisfying and worthwhile experiences which will motivate them to continue learning throughout life (Ministry of Education, 1993)