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I know the teacher that has been hired to teach in that school. He
has spent many years in Maori-medium schools, I think his partner
still teaches in a Maori-medium school.<br>
Perhaps one day he may return to a Maori-medium school or continue
his contribution to Maori-medium education in some way.<br>
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Peter J Keegan<br>
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On 19/11/2010 9:36 a.m., Keola Donaghy wrote:
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<div>"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida
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13px; line-height: 18px;">Te reo Maori is finding a home in
one of the country's most prestigious schools. </span><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans
Unicode','Lucida Grande',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;
line-height: 18px;">Earlier this year, exclusive Auckland
private school King's College made te reo Maori a compulsory
subject for all Year Nine students."</span></div>
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<div>On 2010 ʻOk. 26, at 16:57, Peter J Keegan wrote:</div>
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<div bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> 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>
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A hui hou (Pepeluali)<br>
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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" style="line-height: 18px;"><font
class="Apple-style-span" 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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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">On
2010 ʻOk. 26, at 10:27, Phillip E Cash Cash
wrote:</font></div>
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looks at 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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Access full article below:<br>
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