Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 1, 2019 16:20:03 GMT 12
“GIVE ME MY HISTORY!” - PETITION
“Give me my History!” - NZ History Teachers’ Association petition calling for the coherent teaching in schools of our shared past
What NZHTA proposes in its petition is not a radical idea; the New Zealand Curriculum (page 8) itself envisions:
…young people who will work to create an Aotearoa New Zealand in which Māori and Pākehā recognise each other as full Treaty partners, and in which all cultures are valued for the contributions they bring.
One of the eight key Principles (page 9) is:
The curriculum acknowledges the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi and the bicultural foundations of Aotearoa New Zealand. All students have the opportunity to acquire knowledge of te reo Maori me ona tikanga......
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1902/S00003/give-me-my-history-petition.htm
“Give me my History!” - NZ History Teachers’ Association petition calling for the coherent teaching in schools of our shared past
What NZHTA proposes in its petition is not a radical idea; the New Zealand Curriculum (page 8) itself envisions:
…young people who will work to create an Aotearoa New Zealand in which Māori and Pākehā recognise each other as full Treaty partners, and in which all cultures are valued for the contributions they bring.
One of the eight key Principles (page 9) is:
The curriculum acknowledges the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi and the bicultural foundations of Aotearoa New Zealand. All students have the opportunity to acquire knowledge of te reo Maori me ona tikanga......
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED1902/S00003/give-me-my-history-petition.htm