Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 4, 2017 17:11:57 GMT 12
FLYING THE NEST - WHAT KOHANGA TAUGHT ME - Opinion:
You were taught to assert your Maoritanga absolutely and unapologetically, probably because you didn't even know that regard for other people's thoughts and lack of self-confidence was even a thing yet.
You see, kohanga reo didn't just teach us how to speak Maori - kohanga taught us a way of seeing the world through the vernacular of the Maori language, within which our belief system is underpinned.
I can walk almost anywhere on this land and feel "at home".
I can feel like this because kohanga gave me the tools and information I require to successfully navigate this country in the context of its historical relationships......
www.nzherald.co.nz/education/news/article.cfm?c_id=35&objectid=11885408
You were taught to assert your Maoritanga absolutely and unapologetically, probably because you didn't even know that regard for other people's thoughts and lack of self-confidence was even a thing yet.
You see, kohanga reo didn't just teach us how to speak Maori - kohanga taught us a way of seeing the world through the vernacular of the Maori language, within which our belief system is underpinned.
I can walk almost anywhere on this land and feel "at home".
I can feel like this because kohanga gave me the tools and information I require to successfully navigate this country in the context of its historical relationships......
www.nzherald.co.nz/education/news/article.cfm?c_id=35&objectid=11885408