Key Questions - how do we work?
We ask big questions about the nature, purpose and form of secondary education and about what we, as a nation, want for our shared future.
These questions are a fundamental part of the matrix - our virtual filing cabinet - which you can use to explore the information we are gathering.
Tell us what you think. Answer one or more of our key questions
What people are saying
School leader, Southland, responding to the question "how can secondary education best enable young people for their futures?"
"Teachers in the future will have real enthusiasm as learning facilitators. They will have opportunities to widen their horizons, take risks, and have the time to develop new ideas and philosophies"
Student, Wellington, responding to "how could learning happen?"
"Learning could happen via technology, travelling, virtual images. Learning should happen via more social interaction, practical experiences"
Educator, Wellington, replying to "how can secondary education best enable young people for their futures?"
"Expose people to a variety of options happening outside the school gates and their home life. It's a very interesting place, the world"
Teacher, South Auckland talks about how learning could happen:
"learning is highly valued by the community so everyone is continually learning in a huge variety of sites/from a wide range of providers, both physically and electronically, it will happen just in time as young learners will develop the skills to prepare them for a life time of learning."
Te Akatea member, Auckland, in reply to the question "what is the purpose of secondary education?"
"To produce students who can engage and contribute positively to New Zealand... to provide opportunities for students to do relevant learning"