Comments on: Thickest. Minister. Ever.

By: Tilly the Catâ€™s Christmas Lesson « The Standard

Tilly the Catâ€™s Christmas Lesson « The Standard — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:31:08 +0000

[...] related to anything in particular, Peter Giddens has written a sweet little Christmas story that I thought it would be fun to share: [...]

By: Wee gripes: Another Tolley lie at The Standard

Wee gripes: Another Tolley lie at The Standard — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:29:47 +0000

[...] of Education Anne Tolley is obviously feeling the heat of the reaction to her inexplicably daft decision to read a moralising children’s story book* to the PPTA Executive. Minister defends [...]

By: illuminatedtiger

illuminatedtiger — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:12:43 +0000

Appalling. But what more can you expect from this pack of dimwitted morons we call our government?

By: Eden

Eden — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:49:30 +0000

How naive of you Bill!

This was clearly a power play. Chopper Tolley was experimenting, seeing what PPTA would have to put up with. It would not be surprising to me to hear of others in cabinet or education ministry trying the same thing.

The difficulty for PPTA and similar in these situations is that if they pick a fight, then the minister has an excuse to ignore them. They don’t risk it.

By: toad

toad — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:29:24 +0000

Thicker than even Dubya, methinks.

By: Em

Em — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:00:17 +0000

Bring back steve!

By: Rolling maul of disasters at The Standard

Rolling maul of disasters at The Standard — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:48:24 +0000

[...] Ideologically Impure sums it all up perfectly: No no no no no, Minister Ministers reading picture books to schoolteachers. [...]

By: Ron

Ron — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:00:02 +0000

You’re right of course but we are well trained to sit and take it in this country.
Tolley, like Bennett, is quite capable of punishing anyone who spoke up at that meeting.
If you work for the Minister or have a contract with the Government it is very hard to be an advocate without experiencing official backlash.

By: r0b

r0b — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:53:11 +0000

So that they (mostly!) appear at sensible times and intervals.

By: Moana Mackey

Moana Mackey — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:18:16 +0000

It wasn’t some clever way to show her contempt for the PPTA. She actually did try this on senior high school students – she read the same book out at the Trident High School senior prizegiving in Whakatane a few weeks back.

The last bit says that “realising a rat has a better life than you do is really really sad” and the students and parents all laughed nervously not quite sure what she was trying to tell them…. It was a very awkward moment.

By: BLiP

BLiP — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:08:41 +0000

Are you familiar with the term: laughter is the best medicine?

That’s my coping mechanism for dealing with National Ltd®

By: Hemebond

Hemebond — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:56:48 +0000

Why do you schedule posts?

By: BLiP

BLiP — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:45:18 +0000

Yeah? Me too. At least I learned that the word you mention is actually spelled edjumakshun. Get it right, eh!

By: No no no no no, Minister « Ideologically Impure

No no no no no, Minister « Ideologically Impure — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:36:48 +0000

[...] November 25, 2009 · Leave a Comment Ministers reading picture books to schoolteachers. [...]

By: toad

toad — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:25:31 +0000

Merv Wellington. Now that brings back the memories. I was a student when he was the Minsiter of Edumacation. All in all, Merv was just another brick (prick?) in the wall.