Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 5, 2018 18:22:19 GMT 12
TREATY OF WAITANGI 'NOT TAUGHT ENOUGH' AND NOT TAUGHT WELL
Educators are calling for the Treaty of Waitangi to be taught accurately and in-depth in schools.
But a lack of teaching material and underlying resistance is getting in the way.
Professor Angus McFarlane from the University of Canterbury said there were concerns about what people were learning about the country's founding document.
"There is a general consensus that it is not taught enough and when it is taught, it is often fraught with inaccuracies," he said.
"Educators need to become more serious about getting to know the Treaty, about the principles and the articles of the Treaty, and how they can be more binding, than separatist."
"If you are passionate about being a New Zealander, you must be passionate about the Treaty of Waitangi. Because without it, we would not exist.".....
www.radionz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/377465/treaty-of-waitangi-not-taught-enough-and-not-taught-well
Educators are calling for the Treaty of Waitangi to be taught accurately and in-depth in schools.
But a lack of teaching material and underlying resistance is getting in the way.
Professor Angus McFarlane from the University of Canterbury said there were concerns about what people were learning about the country's founding document.
"There is a general consensus that it is not taught enough and when it is taught, it is often fraught with inaccuracies," he said.
"Educators need to become more serious about getting to know the Treaty, about the principles and the articles of the Treaty, and how they can be more binding, than separatist."
"If you are passionate about being a New Zealander, you must be passionate about the Treaty of Waitangi. Because without it, we would not exist.".....
www.radionz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/377465/treaty-of-waitangi-not-taught-enough-and-not-taught-well