Schooling for the future

Advocates of progressive teaching methods claim that these foster the social and emotional development of children without in any way hindering their academic progress. Critics of the 'new' education on the other hand, equate 'progressive' with 'permissive', insist that levels of achievement are falling, and lay the blame for this firmly at the feet of curriculum innovators and progressive teachers.

This year the New Zealand School Journal has celebrated its 100th birthday. In this time it has
provided a rich mix of text and image created for New Zealand children by many talented artists
and writers. This article traces the relationship of the illustrations to emergent themes of “New
Zealandness”.