Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 3, 2024 4:34:19 GMT 12
A LOT TO LEARN FROM KURA KAUPAPA MĀORI - EDUCATION MINISTER
Kura kaupapa have been using structured literacy successfully for a long time, Minister of Education Erica Stanford says as she pushes the method for all schools.
Despite low literacy rates in mainstream schools amongst Māori, the results were the complete opposite in kura kaupapa, Stanford said.
She said she had a good discussion with Te Rūnanga Nui o ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori on Thursday about its success rates and what extra resources it may need.
Te Rūnanga Nui chief executive Hohepa Campbell said it was heartening that the government recognised the need to support kura kaupapa Māori.
"Reading, writing, exams, maths are not the most important thing [for kura], what the teachers and whānau of kura kaupapa Māori do is lift the mana and protect the mauri of our children."....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/515824/a-lot-to-learn-from-kura-kaupapa-maori-education-minister
Kura kaupapa have been using structured literacy successfully for a long time, Minister of Education Erica Stanford says as she pushes the method for all schools.
Despite low literacy rates in mainstream schools amongst Māori, the results were the complete opposite in kura kaupapa, Stanford said.
She said she had a good discussion with Te Rūnanga Nui o ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori on Thursday about its success rates and what extra resources it may need.
Te Rūnanga Nui chief executive Hohepa Campbell said it was heartening that the government recognised the need to support kura kaupapa Māori.
"Reading, writing, exams, maths are not the most important thing [for kura], what the teachers and whānau of kura kaupapa Māori do is lift the mana and protect the mauri of our children."....
www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/515824/a-lot-to-learn-from-kura-kaupapa-maori-education-minister