Top school makes te reo compulsory

[Keola Donaghy]

Aloha kākou, I thought that the timing of this article was interesting given our previous discussion:

"Te reo Maori is finding a home in one of the country's most prestigious schools. Earlier this year, exclusive Auckland private school King's College made te reo Maori a compulsory subject for all Year Nine students."

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10685323

Keola




On 2010 ʻOk. 26, at 16:57, Peter J Keegan wrote:

> Aloha Keola,
> 
> Personally, I also find calls for compulsory language instruction somewhat difficult to understand. New Zealand in recent decades did have compulsory language in many high schools, no guesses as to what happened. In the case of Maori, making Maori compulsory would have a negative effect on the Maori-medium education sector, which would lose Maori teachers to English medium schools that would offer better working conditions.
> 
> Given the state of the New Zealand economy, and a government cutting back on education spending, the compulsory teaching of Maori is unlikely to make the discussion table.
> 
> A hui hou (Pepeluali)
> 
> Peter J Keegan
> 
> (Auckland, NZ/Tamaki Makaurau, Aotearoa)
> 
> On 27/10/2010 9:39 a.m., Keola Donaghy wrote:
>> 
>> Interesting. Regarding his statement "People argued that making it compulsory would turn children off, but that theory had never been tested" -           Prof. Reedy obviously hasn't spoken to anyone regarding compulsory Irish.
>> 
>> Keola
>> 
>> On 2010 ʻOk. 26, at 10:27, Phillip E Cash Cash wrote:
>> 
>>> Hui looks at saving language
>>> 
>>> Laurel Stowell | 27th October 2010
>>> 
>>> Maori language ought to be compulsory in New Zealand schools, says
>>> Professor Tamati Reedy. That's his personal opinion. And those
>>> attending a series of hui on the future of the language are saying
>>> people ought to value it at least as highly as the country's native
>>> birds and plants.
>>> 
>>> Access full article below:
>>> http://www.wanganuichronicle.co.nz/local/news/hui-looks-at-saving-language/3927758/
>> 
>> 
>> 
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>> Keola Donaghy                                           
>> Assistant Professor of Hawaiian Studies 
>> Ka Haka 'Ula O Ke'elikolani             keola at leoki.uhh.hawaii.edu 
>> University of Hawai'i at Hilo           http://www2.hawaii.edu/~donaghy/
>> 
>> "Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam."  (Irish Gaelic saying)
>> A country without its language is a country without its soul.
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>> 
>> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> 
> regards,
> 
> Peter J Keegan
> 



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Keola Donaghy                                           
Assistant Professor of Hawaiian Studies 
Ka Haka 'Ula O Ke'elikolani             keola at leoki.uhh.hawaii.edu 
University of Hawai'i at Hilo           http://www2.hawaii.edu/~donaghy/

"Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam."  (Irish Gaelic saying)
A country without its language is a country without its soul.
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