Why history teachers want NZ history to be a compulsory subject

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Why history teachers want NZ history to be a compulsory subject

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A new petition is calling for changes to address New Zealand students' 'shameful' ignorance of their country's history, writes RNZ's John Gerritsen. In the lead-up to Waitangi Day, history teachers are calling for compulsory teaching of New Zealand's Māori and colonial h...

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05 February 2019

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Teuila Fuatai

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https://thespinoff.co.nz/atea/05-02-2019/why-history-teachers-want-nz-history-to-be-a-compulsory-...

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