Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 6, 2017 17:58:54 GMT 12
PARATA: MORE MAORI STUDENTS GETTING BEST START
"I am frequently asked if te reo Maori should be compulsory for all children. I'm certainly for a bilingual nation, but of all the drivers for successful language acquisition, motivation is essential.
Compulsion is the antithesis of motivation. It has long been the case that every school is required to offer the opportunity to learn te reo, and government funding is available because it is demand-driven. THERE IS NO CAP ON FUNDING FOR TE REO, A CLEAR SIGN OF THIS GOVERNMENT'S COMMITMENT TO BILINGUALISM. I will take universal availability over compulsion any day....."
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"I am frequently asked if te reo Maori should be compulsory for all children. I'm certainly for a bilingual nation, but of all the drivers for successful language acquisition, motivation is essential.
Compulsion is the antithesis of motivation. It has long been the case that every school is required to offer the opportunity to learn te reo, and government funding is available because it is demand-driven. THERE IS NO CAP ON FUNDING FOR TE REO, A CLEAR SIGN OF THIS GOVERNMENT'S COMMITMENT TO BILINGUALISM. I will take universal availability over compulsion any day....."
m.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11795272