Teachers and principals warn the government is scrubbing Māori words and ideas from education documents.
At an urgently convened conference in Wellington this week, educators said mention of the Treaty of Waitangi and Māori words were being dropped from new English and maths curriculums, and from key documents that provided guidelines for schools.
They’re complaining that the maths curriculum doesn’t mention the Treaty of Waitangi enough. They really are the educational equivalents of a cult.
David Farrar runs Curia Market Research, a specialist opinion polling and research agency, and the popular Kiwiblog where this article was sourced. He previously worked in the Parliament for eight years, serving two National Party Prime Ministers and three Opposition Leaders
They’re complaining that the maths curriculum doesn’t mention the Treaty of Waitangi enough. They really are the educational equivalents of a cult.
David Farrar runs Curia Market Research, a specialist opinion polling and research agency, and the popular Kiwiblog where this article was sourced. He previously worked in the Parliament for eight years, serving two National Party Prime Ministers and three Opposition Leaders
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