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Aloha Keola,<br>
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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.<br>
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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.<br>
<br>
A hui hou (Pepeluali)<br>
<br>
Peter J Keegan<br>
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(Auckland, NZ/Tamaki Makaurau, Aotearoa)<br>
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On 27/10/2010 9:39 a.m., Keola Donaghy wrote:
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cite="mid:CC81182B-40A5-44F9-A1C5-59192491E9D5@hawaii.edu"
type="cite"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Interesting.
Regarding his statement "</font><span class="Apple-style-span"
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face="Arial">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.</font></span>
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ʻOk. 26, at 10:27, Phillip E Cash Cash wrote:</font></div>
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saving language<br>
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Laurel Stowell | 27th October 2010<br>
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Maori language ought to be compulsory in New Zealand
schools, says<br>
Professor Tamati Reedy. That's his personal opinion.
And those<br>
attending a series of hui on the future of the
language are saying<br>
people ought to value it at least as highly as the
country's native<br>
birds and plants.<br>
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face="Arial">Keola Donaghy
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face="Arial">"Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam." (Irish
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face="Arial">A country without its language is a
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regards,
Peter J Keegan
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