Three birds with one Te Reo stone

Recent comments in The Weekend Sun critical of Maori language deserve a reply. All primary school children are taught the rules of correct English at school. The education system has never found a practical way to teach all Maori children the rules of correct Maori at school.

To most fair-minded people that seems to be a very racist situation. It is not left to parents at home to teach their children correct English and yet that is what is expected of Maori parents. We also have a great many Pakeha adults who would like to be able to know more Maori language but starting as an adult is very difficult. We would kill two birds with one stone if all primary school children were taught the basics of Maori language.

We could also be killing three birds with one stone because adults who had learnt the basics of Maori language at primary school would then be better at learning other foreign languages later for trade and tourism.

P Dey, Welcome Bay.

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1 comment

Why do we need Maori!

Posted on 22-10-2019 14:01 | By leighmac

P. Dey, tell me 1 good reason we need the Maori Language?


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