Vival video fail
June 9th, 2010 at 1:00 pm by David FarrarDave Guerin at Education Directions blogs:
The PPTA released a video over the weekend apparently criticising Bill English, Anne Tolley and Steven Joyce but it really does have some dire dialogue. The 50 second video revolves around some PPTA protestors holding up signs like “Education for All” which are finally ignored by the Ministers turning out the lights. I challenge any reader, outside PPTA head office, to watch it and try to convince me that the video isn’t just a waste of money. It costs money to create video, but the dialogue is uninspiring and there is no real point to it. I expect better arguments from the PPTA, even if I’m unlikely to agree with them.
The CTU had some pretty funny attack videos before the last election. I certainly can appreciate a good attack video, if done with humour or impact. But I agree with Dave, this one from the PPTA is really rather sad.
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June 9th, 2010 at 1:09 pm
I’m still laughing at their closing one liner. It’s priceless.
“You can’t get much dimmer than that.”
Ain’t that the truth?
Vote:June 9th, 2010 at 1:11 pm
Union good, National bad.
Vote:June 9th, 2010 at 1:13 pm
Great too see silly pc dimwits representing both sides of the argument.
Vote:June 9th, 2010 at 1:20 pm
Jesus H Christ, If that is what our teachers are putting out, god help our kids.
If I were paying fees to a body to act on my behalf / voice my opinion, and they turned around and used the fees to produce crap like this I would be seriously pissed.
Does anybody know what they were trying to get across, other than they (the PPTA) are a bunch of dim fuckwits?
Vote:June 9th, 2010 at 1:23 pm
We aall no New Zeeland edicashun needs no changs-it are fyne…look how good we doin on da wuld stage…Godzone, sweet as! The best little country in the world etc. Heard any of the before?? Gut this stupid NCEA now!
Vote:June 9th, 2010 at 1:24 pm
PPTA spent $17k of their members’ fees to produce this. The joke is on them.
Vote:June 9th, 2010 at 1:25 pm
I don’t get the bit about top quality teachers? are they saying their members aren’t top quality and that the government needs to provide them?
Dire.
Vote:June 9th, 2010 at 1:52 pm
To set my ideology aside for a moment — does anyone here *really* think it was a great idea to axe funding for adult-education night classes?
Even “dimming” videos aren’t black and white — there are shades of gray and, in respect to the axing of night-classes, I have to agree with the PPTA that this was a dumb-arsed move on the part of government.
Vote:June 9th, 2010 at 2:01 pm
Did Stephanie “That was a moustache on a lady!” Mills, have anything to do with this inanity ?
Vote:June 9th, 2010 at 2:05 pm
Yes Aardvark, I do think it was a good idea to axe funding for night classes.
Out of night classes being offered, I would guess that ~80% are simply hobby courses, that if you want to do them, you can bloody well pay for them.
A recent conversation I had was with someone whom was losing out on her night classes – She had had cancer and was doing yoga in night classes. Her argument was: “I’ve had cancer, so the government should pay for my yoga lessons, because I’ve been through a bad patch”.
Sofuckingwhat, we all have bad patches in our lives, but we don’t need the gummint to make us feel better! As well as all the stupid other courses, such as, cooking for the useless, tie-dying for the hairy arm-pitted ferals, spanish for the tight-ass backpacker etc. etc.
Vote:June 9th, 2010 at 2:05 pm
When joining the PPTA, does one also get automatic Labour party membership?
Vote:June 9th, 2010 at 2:20 pm
Stop trying to rewrite history. Aardvark.
The National Government has never axed a single night school class ever.
Name me one. Come on.
National chose not to fund night school hobby courses with the hard earned money of taxpayers.
Many providers simply chose to axe classes rather than offer classes at a moderate fee. This was political spite.
in respect to the axing of night-classes, I have to agree that this was a dumb-arsed move on the part of providers..
Vote:June 9th, 2010 at 2:21 pm
BAHAHAHAHAHA thats why they work for a union.
EPIC FAIL
Vote:June 9th, 2010 at 2:41 pm
1. They have no sense of humour whatsoever.
2. It is like Labour Party advertising in the 1960′s showing a grim faced ‘Coronation Street’ family having a meal at a spartan table while National’s advertising showed people enjoying themselves and making the most of life.
Vote:June 9th, 2010 at 3:14 pm
Is this meant to be about “national standards are bad”, or something else?
[DPF: I honestly have no idea]
Vote:June 9th, 2010 at 3:18 pm
I took a night cooking class earlier in the year, course was $85 and all 8 peple who enrolled turned up for each of the 8 weeks. Talking with the tutor, pre-fund axing, class sizes were double; however, people would just take her recipies and not turn up.
While I would have selfishly loved to pay only $10 for the 8 week class, funding for those sort of specalist, hobby courses was never warranted.
Vote:June 9th, 2010 at 3:19 pm
“Does anyone here *really* think it was a great idea to axe funding for adult-education night classes?”
Yes, I do. if you want to study at night, pay yourself for the courses. Tell the government to let you keep more of your hard-earnt money in your pockets, via less taxes, and go for it.
Don’t ask me to fund knitting, sowing, Italian cooking, carpentry, Cambodian language and similar courses with my taxes.
Vote:June 9th, 2010 at 3:25 pm
Well this one was funny.
That one was just lame, sadly.
Vote:June 9th, 2010 at 3:39 pm
Dam that was a magic little video, that makes me want to go out and turn all left and vote Labour… Yeah Right…..
Vote:June 9th, 2010 at 4:16 pm
Isn’t spelling “viral” as “vival” a bit of a fail in itself? Lol!
Vote:June 9th, 2010 at 5:32 pm
The Christchurch City Council have been increasingly undemocratic and unaccountable.
The CCC often hold votes in secret where the public don’t even know what was agreed let alone who supported the mystery.
Come the next election sideshow Bob and his cronies should be looking or new jobs (or go back to talk back radio)
Vote:June 9th, 2010 at 6:38 pm
My English grammar teacher (a PPTA member) taught me that our countries’ teachers are the best.
Vote:June 9th, 2010 at 6:50 pm
Tauhei, pity he/she didn’t teach you to spell.
Vote:June 9th, 2010 at 8:02 pm
This is what Bronwyn Cross, Deputy General Secretary, NZPPTA had to say in response:
Yes but David Farrar’s readers appear to be rather angry, low status men with unreasonably high opinions of themselves who go to that blog for reassurance that they are important. It’s not exactly the audience we were looking for but as I said we are happy for him to drive it up.
Vote:June 9th, 2010 at 8:22 pm
It would be interesting to know what personal “status” and level of self opinion the video is aimed at.
The first post from Adolf doesn’t seem to be angry. “I’m still laughing at their closing one liner.”
DPF thinks the video is really rather sad and that was also my impression. I doubt it has a bright future.
I’m concerned about the priorities of the PPTA. It’s the education, stupid.
Vote:June 9th, 2010 at 8:30 pm
“Yes but David Farrar’s readers appear to be rather angry, low status men with unreasonably high opinions of themselves who go to that blog for reassurance that they are important.”
What has the fact that Trev came here a few times to be insulted and told to fuck off got to do with the bloody awful video for gods sake? Stupid bitch!
Signed: ANGRY of Wainui!!!
Vote:June 9th, 2010 at 10:25 pm
I also support funding cuts for night courses.
The only way public funding can be of benefit is if those who don’t take the courses pay for for those that do.
13 years of virtually free education per person is plenty of government support. If we can’t teach people the skills to hold down a job in 13 years something is wrong.
Vote:June 10th, 2010 at 8:31 am
“rather angry, low status men with unreasonably high opinions of themselves who go to that blog for reassurance that they are important.”
Yes but PhailUre isn’t the only commenter here.
Vote:June 10th, 2010 at 9:16 am
PATHETIC!!
Vote:June 10th, 2010 at 12:16 pm
Did they turn the dimmer clockwise to dim the lights?
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