Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 9, 2018 17:14:47 GMT 12
KIDS WHO STRUGGLE IN CONVENTIONAL CLASSES ENGAGE WITH MĀORI TIKANGA AND HISTORY
An experimental programme using traditional Māori knowledge and history to engage boys struggling in the classroom has been so successful it could be expanded to non-Māori children.
Two years ago, teachers at Roslyn School in Palmerston North were looking for a way to engage restless children. Looking at tests results and children's engagement, they found many were Māori boys, teacher Jason Tatana said.
They decided this was a group that would benefit from extra support, and their approach has been so successful the school is backing its expansion.
Tatana began a group with six of the year 7 to 9 boys, meeting once a week for less formal and more personal classes. He began teaching them about their Māori heritage, tikanga Māori (customs), and values.....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/99543984/kids-that-struggle-in-conventional-classes-engaged-with-mori-tikanga-and-history
An experimental programme using traditional Māori knowledge and history to engage boys struggling in the classroom has been so successful it could be expanded to non-Māori children.
Two years ago, teachers at Roslyn School in Palmerston North were looking for a way to engage restless children. Looking at tests results and children's engagement, they found many were Māori boys, teacher Jason Tatana said.
They decided this was a group that would benefit from extra support, and their approach has been so successful the school is backing its expansion.
Tatana began a group with six of the year 7 to 9 boys, meeting once a week for less formal and more personal classes. He began teaching them about their Māori heritage, tikanga Māori (customs), and values.....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/99543984/kids-that-struggle-in-conventional-classes-engaged-with-mori-tikanga-and-history