In Erica Stanford's defence, she has no background in education whatsoever. Prior to being parachuted into a safe Nat seat, she'd worked in export sales and producing reality TV, then as a Nat staffer. So it's not really her fault she hasn't got a clue about 21st century education practice.
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"Firstly, there are a lot of academics who really love this curriculum. The ones that we have used, or the ministry has used, who love this curriculum."
#EricaStanford, 2025
Translation:
I mean look, the people we paid to like it absolutely love it! So it's not really 100% true that experts in education hate it. The vast majority do, yes, but not the ones who do our bidding. So, there's that.
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