Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jan 21, 2022 2:32:51 GMT 12
SIR TOBY CURTIS: ‘PĀKEHA SCHOOLS ARE HOPELESS AND CANNOT EDUCATE OUR KIDS’
Sir Toby Curtis’ devotion to education has taken him from being a primary school teacher to a principal to a vice-chancellor and now a knight.
Throughout his career, his focus has always been to elevate the voice of Māori but says growing up in a Pākeha education system deprived him of reaching his full potential.
“The English language did nothing for my wairua, for my spiritual intelligence. The English language did nothing for my ahuatanga, my cultural intelligence. Only te reo can do this. So when we’re teaching our kids in English and not in their mother tongue, three parts of them are not being educated.”......
www.teaomaori.news/sir-toby-curtis-pakeha-schools-are-hopeless-and-cannot-educate-our-kids
Sir Toby Curtis’ devotion to education has taken him from being a primary school teacher to a principal to a vice-chancellor and now a knight.
Throughout his career, his focus has always been to elevate the voice of Māori but says growing up in a Pākeha education system deprived him of reaching his full potential.
“The English language did nothing for my wairua, for my spiritual intelligence. The English language did nothing for my ahuatanga, my cultural intelligence. Only te reo can do this. So when we’re teaching our kids in English and not in their mother tongue, three parts of them are not being educated.”......
www.teaomaori.news/sir-toby-curtis-pakeha-schools-are-hopeless-and-cannot-educate-our-kids