Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 4, 2021 2:44:31 GMT 12
NATIONAL PARTY'S PAUL GOLDSMITH SLAMS AOTEAROA NZ HISTORIES CURRICULUM AS 'LACKING IN BALANCE'
But National's education spokesman Paul Goldsmith, who has written several books on NZ business and economic history, immediately attacked the first draft as "lacking in balance and needs revision".
"The themes are mainly about identity and identity politics. That's part of the story – but there are other elements to New Zealand's history," he said.
"How did we make a living as a country? How, in such a short space of time, did we attain one of the highest living standards in the world?
"Those basic questions don't feature prominently. They deserve much more than a passing reference......
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/national-partys-paul-goldsmith-slams-aotearoa-nz-histories-curriculum-as-lacking-in-balance/C5MRXHSZXUIDWXXZI2BF4VMMBQ/
More on the above here > Government gears up as Aotearoa NZ history subject launches in 2022
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/government-gears-up-as-aotearoa-nz-history-subject-launches-in-2022/UNACAAHWGVIBNUWKL3ZN7VC37E/
But National's education spokesman Paul Goldsmith, who has written several books on NZ business and economic history, immediately attacked the first draft as "lacking in balance and needs revision".
"The themes are mainly about identity and identity politics. That's part of the story – but there are other elements to New Zealand's history," he said.
"How did we make a living as a country? How, in such a short space of time, did we attain one of the highest living standards in the world?
"Those basic questions don't feature prominently. They deserve much more than a passing reference......
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/national-partys-paul-goldsmith-slams-aotearoa-nz-histories-curriculum-as-lacking-in-balance/C5MRXHSZXUIDWXXZI2BF4VMMBQ/
More on the above here > Government gears up as Aotearoa NZ history subject launches in 2022
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/government-gears-up-as-aotearoa-nz-history-subject-launches-in-2022/UNACAAHWGVIBNUWKL3ZN7VC37E/