Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 27, 2017 18:44:42 GMT 12
TE REO SHOULD BE COMPULSORY AT ALL SCHOOL LEVELS - PITA SHARPLES
Former Māori Party co-leader Pita Sharples says te reo Māori should be compulsory in schools - at all levels.
The language is dying and it "would be devastatingly expensive not to do it", he told Duncan Garner on The AM Show on Thursday.
The comments come after incoming Education Minister Nikki Kaye said she expects a "healthy debate" about making te reo Māori compulsory in schools at the coming election.
Now he says te reo should sit "a little bit in front" of other core subjects such as maths and English, and be learned by all students.....
www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2017/04/should-te-reo-be-compulsory-in-all-schools.html
Former Māori Party co-leader Pita Sharples says te reo Māori should be compulsory in schools - at all levels.
The language is dying and it "would be devastatingly expensive not to do it", he told Duncan Garner on The AM Show on Thursday.
The comments come after incoming Education Minister Nikki Kaye said she expects a "healthy debate" about making te reo Māori compulsory in schools at the coming election.
Now he says te reo should sit "a little bit in front" of other core subjects such as maths and English, and be learned by all students.....
www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2017/04/should-te-reo-be-compulsory-in-all-schools.html