Q+A with Jack Tame Full show: Q+A with Jack Tame, July 27 2025
Jul 26, 2025
Penny Simmonds, New Zealand's Environment Minister, discusses balancing development with environmental protection and tackling waste management challenges, like the move away from single-use plastics. Welby Ings, an innovative educator, critiques narrow definitions of intelligence in teaching, pushing for personalized learning and recognition of diverse intellectual abilities. Max Rashbrooke, a researcher, advocates for revamped welfare-to-work policies, emphasizing a holistic approach to support job seekers facing systemic barriers and the need for empathy in employment services.
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Environment Portfolio Shared Among Ministers
- Environmental reforms are spread across multiple ministers to handle the portfolio's breadth.
- Simmonds remains involved but isn't always the lead on major reforms like freshwater.
Broadening Definition of Intelligence
- Intelligence is more than measurable rational thinking; it includes embodiment and tacit knowing.
- A broader definition of intelligence reshapes how we view education and student value.
Welby Ings on Learning Struggles
- Welby Ings struggled with reading and writing as a teen due to anxiety, not dyslexia.
- He realized traditional assessments failed to capture many forms of intelligence, especially in multilingual kids.
