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Should Maori Language be taught in High School as a core subject?
Seven Sharp ran a story about the possibility of inclusion of Te Reo Maori into the core curriculum at secondary school. While many schools and leaders are for the movement, they believe bringing it as a core subject at college is too late and it needs to be integrated from an earlier age such as early child education.
A step in this direction should be a priority for New Zealand as the regret of not knowing the language is felt by many.
the language is a national pride and treasure, an example of this is when the All Blacks get up to do the haka, it unites us as a nation through Maori language, respecting our nations heritage and culture.
Maori is an official language of New Zealand, we are a bilingual nation, the importance of weaving the language into the curriculum would aid in saving the language, the importance of the language should be given similar status to that of maths and writing.
One issue facing this change is the need for Te Reo teachers as they are in short supply, another is that the Maori community need to be engaging with the language to encourage the rest of New Zealand to follow.
Seven Sharp ran a story about the possibility of inclusion of Te Reo Maori into the core curriculum at secondary school. While many schools and leaders are for the movement, they believe bringing it as a core subject at college is too late and it needs to be integrated from an earlier age such as early child education.
A step in this direction should be a priority for New Zealand as the regret of not knowing the language is felt by many.
the language is a national pride and treasure, an example of this is when the All Blacks get up to do the haka, it unites us as a nation through Maori language, respecting our nations heritage and culture.
Maori is an official language of New Zealand, we are a bilingual nation, the importance of weaving the language into the curriculum would aid in saving the language, the importance of the language should be given similar status to that of maths and writing.
One issue facing this change is the need for Te Reo teachers as they are in short supply, another is that the Maori community need to be engaging with the language to encourage the rest of New Zealand to follow.
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