Hon CHRIS CARTER (Labour—Te Atatū) Link to this
I apologise, but I have some documents I would like to table in relation to the questions I was asking the Minister of Education. I would have intervened but I did not want to interrupt the rather robust—
Mr SPEAKERHon CHRIS CARTER: My first document is a statement from the New Zealand Principals Federation outlining its concerns that the Minister of Education is seeking to implement national standards, which will result in schools being compared in the press.
Hon Dr Nick SmithNo, it is not. It is a statement from the New Zealand Principals Federation. The member was obviously not listening.
The Speaker will deal with these matters. The document seems like a genuine document from the New Zealand Principals Federation. Is there any objection? There is none.
Hon CHRIS CARTER: The second document is from the Canterbury Primary Principals Association, dated 7 April, which states: “Flawed National Standards proposal ignores teaching and learning”.
The third and last document is a letter from Philip Harding, the principal of Paparoa Street School, in Papanui, outlining his deep concerns about Mrs Tolley’s lack of understanding of these issues.