Sarah

@nzclover

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Sarah@nzclover· 15d

My response to Erica and the person she passed my email to. Calling them a pack of delusional c*nts is what I really wanted to say, but I resisted. 😮‍💨

Thank you for your reply. I’m genuinely disappointed. I thought I’d made my points clearly, but your response misses them somewhat.

You say assessment design is “still being developed.” The structural decision, that Years 12 and 13 students will need to study five subjects and pass four of them, was confirmed by Cabinet in March 2026. Losing the ability to accumulate credits across subjects and areas of learning anppears to be already settled policy, and in practice, that’s a decision to exclude a student like my son.

You also list the Special Assessment Conditions available, extended time, a reader, rest breaks, as though I don’t already know them. I do. I told you why they don’t work for him. Exams are already too anxiety filled for him, and making them longer makes that worse. He is not sitting any external exams this year as his teachers and myself have discussed and believe that the best option is to withdraw him. What your letter doesn’t address is why students like him can’t rely on an internal assessment pathway instead. If exams and passing four subjects entirely are the only route to a pass, he isn’t being accommodated, he’s being excluded.

On PE, you say schools will “work with students, whānau and specialists to support participation.” That assumes one size fits all, which was the entire point of my email. The Minister’s dodgeball comment wasn’t a throwaway remark. It was insulting and ignorant of what that curriculum means for a child who experiences physical and mental trauma having to participate in such activities. My son gets bullied because he’s no good at sport, and every kid like him gets picked on in a game like dodgeball. It is pure hell for them, not the fun, engaging activity the Minister described that kids love going to school for.

Finally, you cite $746 million from Budget 2025 and $286 million from Budget 2026, and say most specialist roles funded for 2026 are in place. No extra support has reached my son as a result of any of this funding.

I appreciate your response but I would prefer if my original points were actually engaged with and not talked around. I hope my feedback is truly considered and changes are made that will stop this exclusionary policy.

Yours sincerely, Sarah

Sarah@nzclover· 19d

Whatchoo up to this Friday eve? I’d rather not be doing this, but I was given a choice of the game of life or monopoly. And I know which one is quicker! ☺️

Sarah@nzclover· 22d

Now that’s what I call a workout.

An Exercycle screen with an iPad perched on it playing Coronation St.

Sarah@nzclover· 23d

2 hours assembly with a few moments of swearing when threads wouldn’t thread. But got there! Too tired to use it now 😮‍💨 time for dinner!

Sarah@nzclover· 28d

We had one of these back in the day. As a pisstake!

A metallic grey plastic piggy bank shaped as the jowly, bald male head of Robert Muldoon with a heavy-lidded expression, sitting on a wooden table against a pink panelled wall. A Beehive safety matches box beside it for scale.

Sarah@nzclover· Jul 12

We’re in Armageddon prep mode. Not a bad start. 😮‍💨 now for the wig…

The character Ricardo from Limbus company. He wears a purple fur trimmed float. Lots of gold chains around his neck arms and legs. And purple shoes and book hanging off him

Sarah@nzclover· Jul 6

No diets allowed in this house when the bakery is about to shut down for two weeks. They just gave us this!

A box full of donuts sausage rolls pies hot dogs quiches and fish!

Caramel slices ginger crunch and cream filled pancakes

Sarah@nzclover· Jul 5

That was a lovely surprise today. A gift from the Phillipines. 🥰 I’m now on the hunt for something uniquely NZ to send back. Must be postage friendly.

A red coloured woven bag with round wooden handles.

Sarah@nzclover· Jul 3

I won something! It wasn’t Lotto but still. 🙌

A red first aid kit with text on it which says. Slow down on rural roads. Make it home.

Sarah@nzclover· Jun 23

At least it’s honest about how crap it can be …. When it’s not confidently bullshitting. 🤷‍♀️

A Claude conversation where I asked how many times have you apologised to me and Claude replied: I don't have a reliable count from search results alone, and I'd rather not guess. The searches show at least one clear apology in the Y-DNA conversation where I kept failing to read your messages properly. But my search can only surface a sample of past conversations, not every instance across everything we've discussed.

What I can say honestly: probably more times than either of us would like.

Sarah@nzclover· Jun 21

This was mine.

Children playing a game called elastics where you jump over an elastic loop

Sarah@nzclover· Jun 16

Umm did they hand their marketing over to AI?

A marketing email that says Because you purchased the CH341A USB Programmer Kit with SOP8 Clip EEPROM Burner BIOS Flasher SPI Flash, we also recommend these: A picture of some UGG boots.

Sarah@nzclover· Jun 12

I’m with you Puss. 🔥 Best place to be on a chilly winter morning.

A tabby cat sitting in front of a fireplace, turning around to look at me as I take a photo.

Sarah@nzclover· Jun 7

Teen has made us ( his parents) into characters in a switch game and I’ve been getting updates on us liking each other, falling in love, moving in together and now we’ve just been married and on our honeymoon. 🤣

Two cartoon characters depicting us scuba diving on our honeymoon.

Sarah@nzclover· Jun 5

Sarah@nzclover· Jun 5

We got to meet Sang up close today. Omg. SOOOO CUTE!!! #redpanda

Red panda climbing down a ladder to meet us

Red panda coming onto the feeding platform

Red panda standing up waiting for his food

Red panda staring straight at me. Hi Sang!

Sarah@nzclover· Jun 4

Story of my life at the moment. They reckon a technology that can't even count is going to be good at teaching our kids. God help us.

A conversation with CLaude where I tell it you cant count try again and it responds with. you cant count try again
"You're right, I can't count characters reliably. Can you paste the current count from the wireframer and I'll keep cutting until you confirm it's under 620?"

Sarah@nzclover· May 29

Bromeliads galore for sale this weekend! 🌱 🇳🇿 www.facebook.com/share/p/1ARV...

Sarah@nzclover· May 27

What bird is this? Sounds required as you can’t see it. Was singing very loudly while I was picking mandarins for the lunchbox. 🕊️

Sarah@nzclover· May 23

and he's gone! he must have just been a fill in. Doesn't pay to show off.

screenshot from a St Croix register with writing that is much easier to read.

Sarah@nzclover· May 23

Could you have kept those twirly letters to a minimum. 👀😵

screenshot of a St Croiz land register from 1771 with handwriting so cursive it is very hard to read.

Sarah@nzclover· May 13

These scumbags stole my mother’s wallet and then went on a spending spree for half an hour until the bank blocked the card. Thanks to a lovely lady at one store who knew they were dodgy af, declined the card multiple times and kept all the receipts. 🙏

Sarah@nzclover· Apr 26

Is that a smirk or is that a smirk. Staged

Sarah@nzclover· Apr 25

I’m going to finish planting my daffodils today. Look what the other half bought me?! Who knew such a thing even existed. 🌱

A stainless steel cylindrical gadget that helps you dig a hole just big enough for one bulb. It has a measurement of 1, 2, 3 and 4 inches on each side and a serrated bottom to help cut through the dirt

Sarah@nzclover· Apr 19

When not helping #1 son set up his business, I’ve spent my weekend encouraging and supervising #2 son to finish the shield prop he’s making for school. Not finished yet but getting there. Now can I have another weekend for me?!

A large paper Mache shield painted bright red with a crest glued on the front belonging to King Robert I Stewart of Scotland. It has a lion and unicorn and various crowns.

Sarah@nzclover· Apr 16

Sarah@nzclover· Apr 15

Dad wouldn’t have a piece of cake yesterday because it said 84 and he’s convinced he’s 100! Bless 🎂

A trolley table with carrot cake on it and an 8 and a 4 candle in it.

Sarah@nzclover· Apr 11

So AI has now decided to summarise a message i received in WhatsApp, using more words than the message. What the fucking fuck bs is this?!

Screenshot of a WhatsApp conversation with Meta AI. A Meta AI response (marked “visible only to you” and “Private Processing”) summarises that the person who messaged me discussed time periods of 100 days, months, or years. The msg asks: “100 days or months or years?” at 8:28 PM.

Sarah@nzclover· Apr 10

What can be found via Y-DNA is fascinating. This is the path of Dad's paternal line (Y-Adam), from Africa in Paleolithic times to Europe across 232,000–234,000 years.

A map representation of an SNP tracker which shows dots along the line representing different time periods (and DNA markers) and the migration path of this ancestral line from Africa to europe

The same tracker that shows where all the descendents of this man went to, mostly around Europe and the UK.

Sarah@nzclover· Apr 9

Oh wow. Being head hunted by Ferrari, NOT! 🤣 definitely not trying to get my Facebook credentials.