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What New Zealand's 19th-century teachers knew but progressive educators forgot
Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:41:00
Publish Date: 2026-04-22 07:13:02
Description: In this episode, Michael speaks with Professor Elizabeth Rata about the history of New Zealand's school system. The conversation challenges the contemporary narrative of 19th-century schools as authoritarian and oppressive. They discuss ways in which teaching was knowledge-rich and aligned with what we now understand from the science of learning before late 20th-century ideological shifts reshaped education, sidelining knowledge and teacher expertise.
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