The+Winner

 //**Why are some public schools so successful in their e-learning? On the other hand why do some private schools fail so miserably? **//  As a Primary school teacher integrating e-learning into my teaching can often be more stressful than traditional face-to-face teaching. These potential stress levels can be increased through factors that the teacher does not have power over. This emphasizes the importance of the school setting where e-learning is being used. As educators we know that not all schools are the same, there will be low decile schools that struggle to meet the e-learning expectations placed on them while other low decile schools may flourish. A public school will have more support in place from the government whose responsibility it is make sure their education system is flourishing. In my experience I had a lot of support not only from my school but other schools in our cluster and our cluster leader. As you have seen Pt. England is a perfect example of a low socio-economic school not only enmbracing e-learning and educational technologies but also leading the way.

The impression that I have from the International schools that I taught at were that they were run as a business and it was the impression that counted. If we had four computer labs we were meeting the technological expectations of the parents, their customers. The focus is primarily on getting a profit first before providing a quality education. The International Schools I have taught often operate too much like a business than a school. Once again you need to take into consideration that these schools are not the top tier schools. Until I actually work in a top tier school my impression of International Schools and e-learning will not change.

I have been teaching outside of New Zealand for five years now and I am yet to teach at a school that comes close to the standards my decile 5 school had in regards to e-learning. Yes the top tier schools are up there with the schools in New Zealand but their students are also paying a lot of money for their education. The resources and support they can buy with that money is being put into good use and alot of the time their budget is very large. My decision would be that public government funded schools in New Zealand are afr better prepared, organised and supported than the International Schools I have taught in.
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