Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 9, 2017 17:51:01 GMT 12
EDUCATORS: MAKE ALL SCHOOL CHILDREN LEARN MAORI HISTORY
Spokesman Pem Bird, who chairs a group of 29 iwi-run schools Nga Kura a Iwi, heads a working group pushing for Maori history which includes the School Trustees Association, the Principals' Federation and the two teacher unions.
"This is our country New Zealand saying yes we are ready for it, we want Maori history as a core subject, in other words it has the same status as English, maths, science and digital technology," he said.
The other groups are all backing the campaign, which will be launched publicly next month, although not all want to make the change compulsory......
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11888045
Spokesman Pem Bird, who chairs a group of 29 iwi-run schools Nga Kura a Iwi, heads a working group pushing for Maori history which includes the School Trustees Association, the Principals' Federation and the two teacher unions.
"This is our country New Zealand saying yes we are ready for it, we want Maori history as a core subject, in other words it has the same status as English, maths, science and digital technology," he said.
The other groups are all backing the campaign, which will be launched publicly next month, although not all want to make the change compulsory......
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11888045