Oracles+and+Miracles 

Class System is very definite Striving For Success Money Doesn't Buy Love and Happiness The Media creates unrealistic ideals The influence of family and unbrining The conflict between money and meaning

Just thought I would put on the notes that I have given you guys already on here. If you have missed a lesson or set of notes then you no longer have an excuse!



[] Education in New zealand between 1940-1960

[|http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/we-call-it-home/outside-the-mainstreamGives a bit of an insight to the first state houses in New Zealand and how they came abouthttp://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/baby-farming] Talks a little about single mothers - ( Magaret Feron) When you enter stuff onto this page, click on the "EDIT" tab and go from there. Could you please pop a line between each entry that you make. Like the one below. It's the one after the bullet point box on the edit toolbar.

http://www.nzine.co.nz/features/guinz25-50_part11.html?Rcat=History&Tcat=Growing_Up_In_NZ this just gives an idea of what the depression did to many New Zealand families, not neccessarily just those on Fag and Ginnies situation.

[] Sort of gives a little detail about what Fag and Ginnie symbolise individually.

Please enter any websites that might be helpful for background to New Zealand in the 1930s and 1940s. Also look for other readings that might help with this background knowledge.

The other area that might be helpful is NZ in the mid to late 1980s which is when //Oracles and Miracles//  was published. So if you find any websites, enter them here as well.

Go onto the Discussion tab for other areas to look at. I am more than happy for you to just go into what I have started and add onto those. OR you could start your own discussion on things covered in class or areas that you are not sure about. Don't forget that you are the best teachers for each other.

The key word is DISCUSSION. You can add to other's work and ideas or go off on your own tangent. Up to you!