Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 30, 2021 4:41:54 GMT 12
MĀORI TEACHERS WHO FOUGHT SCHOOL OVER TE REO HONORIFICS LAUD EDUCATION MINISTRY'S SUPPORT
Two Māori educators who fought for the right to use te reo honorifics say their victory is "a win for the whole of Aotearoa".
"To be called matua and whaea, it just normalises it. It's to bring us up on the same level with every other teacher and it just feels right to be called matua because of my whakapapa instead of Mr Mitchell…..
www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/m-ori-teachers-fought-school-over-te-reo-honorifics-laud-education-ministrys-support
Two Māori educators who fought for the right to use te reo honorifics say their victory is "a win for the whole of Aotearoa".
"To be called matua and whaea, it just normalises it. It's to bring us up on the same level with every other teacher and it just feels right to be called matua because of my whakapapa instead of Mr Mitchell…..
www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/m-ori-teachers-fought-school-over-te-reo-honorifics-laud-education-ministrys-support