Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 11, 2024 5:59:19 GMT 12
LEAKED EMAILS ON REWRITING CURRICULUM SHOW PROCESS NOT FOLLOWED - TEACHING ASSOCIATION
Leaked emails indicate a ministerial advisory group is expected to overrule the Education Ministry on who would rewrite the maths and English curriculums.
The email dismissing the Treaty of Waitangi was worrying, Tinning said.
The email in question listed examples of Māori writing which would be included in the English curriculum.
“These writers and works are included for one reason – their quality ensures them a place in the New Zealand literary canon. I do not recognise the revisionist interpretation of Treaty Articles 2 and 3 as a justification for inclusion,” the message said.
“Mātauranga Māori as a belief system and traditional practices is not included in the English programmes. However, content that will require teaching about the beliefs and practices is included.”
Tinning said Māori students were not achieving at the same rates as other students and schools should be good Treaty partners by adhering to the articles of the Treaty.
“Looking at Mātauranga Māori as an afterthought, as something that might be worthwhile looking at, that’s unacceptable. It needs to be woven into the fabric of what subject English in New Zealand actually is.”.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/leaked-emails-on-rewriting-curriculum-show-process-not-followed-teaching-association/YJ3PSGVFH5C5JJNPBK4FDX5IOA/
Leaked emails indicate a ministerial advisory group is expected to overrule the Education Ministry on who would rewrite the maths and English curriculums.
The email dismissing the Treaty of Waitangi was worrying, Tinning said.
The email in question listed examples of Māori writing which would be included in the English curriculum.
“These writers and works are included for one reason – their quality ensures them a place in the New Zealand literary canon. I do not recognise the revisionist interpretation of Treaty Articles 2 and 3 as a justification for inclusion,” the message said.
“Mātauranga Māori as a belief system and traditional practices is not included in the English programmes. However, content that will require teaching about the beliefs and practices is included.”
Tinning said Māori students were not achieving at the same rates as other students and schools should be good Treaty partners by adhering to the articles of the Treaty.
“Looking at Mātauranga Māori as an afterthought, as something that might be worthwhile looking at, that’s unacceptable. It needs to be woven into the fabric of what subject English in New Zealand actually is.”.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/leaked-emails-on-rewriting-curriculum-show-process-not-followed-teaching-association/YJ3PSGVFH5C5JJNPBK4FDX5IOA/