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工党领袖 大卫•谢尔 （David Shearer）

工党领袖大卫•谢尔日前表示，一旦工党执政，就要推翻国家党短视而且极具破坏性的班级扩容计划。

成千上万的家长为了子女得到最好的教育而辛苦工作。他们要的只是一个公平。他们希望国家党政府尽好责任为家长们提供支持，好让他们的孩子在学校里有一个最好的起步。可是约翰基的政府不会让家长们实现希望。

反之，众所周知国家党通过让班级人数增加而从根本上破坏了学校提供高质量教育的能力。我还从未听说过有哪个政府竟然会支持把增加班级人数作为促进孩子学习的方式。这是一种短视行为，而且它将损害孩子们的学习能力。

由于政府的这一举措，一些学校将不得不在砍这门还是那门课之间做决定。被砍的课程可能包括阅读能力恢复科目――这门课旨在帮助阅读能力滞后的孩子――而技术、科学、艺术和戏剧也面临被砍的命运。

家长和老师们为这个政策可能给孩子们带来的影响而深为担忧。国家党却完全忽视他们的忧虑。

教育应当是国家的头等大事。它是我国儿童得到身心健康与成功的未来的基础，它也是打造一个繁荣昌盛的增长型经济、惠泽全体国民的关键驱动力。

工党矢志为教育和我们的下一代进行投入。

David   
SHEARER
Labour Leader                        
29 May 2012                                                                   MEDIA STATEMENT
Labour would reverse National’s class size increases  
Labour will reverse National’s short-sighted and damaging plan to increase our children’s class sizes when it is elected to Government, says Labour Leader David Shearer.

“There are hundreds of thousands of parents out there working hard and raising their kids the best they can. All they want is a fair deal. They expect the government to play its part in supporting them and giving their children the best start in life at school. They’re not getting that from John Key’s Government.

“Instead National is knowingly undermining the ability of schools to give their students a high-quality education by increasing class sizes. I have never heard of a government arguing in support of increased class sizes as part of improving a child’s learning. It is short-sighted and it will damage our children’s ability to learn.

“Some schools will also now have to decide what classes they will cut as a result of the Government’s action. Those classes may include reading recovery – that helps children who fall behind in their reading – as well as technology, science, art and drama.

“Parents and teachers are deeply worried by the impact this policy will have on their children’s learning. National is ignoring their concerns.

“Education should be a priority. It is fundamental to the health, wellbeing and success of our children and it is a key driver in creating a prosperous and growing economy that benefits us all.

“Labour is committed to investing in education and in our children. It’s as simple as that,” said David Shearer.