Wozniak would have gotten along well with C E Beeby: "The upheaval of the depression years and the rise of fascism forced him to think not only about difference

Wozniak would have gotten along well with C E Beeby: "The upheaval of the depression years and the rise of fascism forced him to think not only about differences in human abilities but also about the right all individuals should have to education in a democracy. In his view the education system suffered from undue centralisation and conformity and should open itself to variation, experiment and change. The abolition of the proficiency examination in 1937 held out hope for primary schooling responsive to the range of children’s abilities." Alas, these tenets of New Zealand's public education system are being systemically demolished.