Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 1, 2017 17:41:08 GMT 12
GREENS, LABOUR MPS CALL FOR COMPULSORY MAORI LANGUAGE IN SCHOOLS
The Greens and some Labour MPs are calling for a national goal of making Māori language compulsory for all children in state schools.
Census counts show that Māori people who can hold a conversation about everyday things in te reo shrank from 25.2 per cent of all Māori in 2001 to 21.3 per cent in 2013.
Post-Primary Teachers Association president Jack Boyle said his union had supported making te reo a "universal subject" for all school students since 2001.
"Being able to learn te reo Māori will benefit every child in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Te reo Māori is part of the fabric of the economic, social and cultural history of all New Zealanders," he said....
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11792412
A futher article here on the above > Greens praised for stance on te reo Māori in schools
educators.co.nz/story/greens-praised-stance-te-reo-maori-schools/
The Greens and some Labour MPs are calling for a national goal of making Māori language compulsory for all children in state schools.
Census counts show that Māori people who can hold a conversation about everyday things in te reo shrank from 25.2 per cent of all Māori in 2001 to 21.3 per cent in 2013.
Post-Primary Teachers Association president Jack Boyle said his union had supported making te reo a "universal subject" for all school students since 2001.
"Being able to learn te reo Māori will benefit every child in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Te reo Māori is part of the fabric of the economic, social and cultural history of all New Zealanders," he said....
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11792412
A futher article here on the above > Greens praised for stance on te reo Māori in schools
educators.co.nz/story/greens-praised-stance-te-reo-maori-schools/
