Education

Te Ao Hou, September 1964, Page 43

Education It is so important for our young people to go further with their education that the Council has decided to give this the highest priority in its work. Many of our young men and women have the intelligence to do work that pays better and is far more satisfying than some of the jobs they have. All they lack is the education that would open so many doors that now remain closed to them. There are two sides to the Council's work for education. First, it must keep on pressing the Government to do more to make the schools better places for Maori pupils. Moves towards smaller classes, remedial teaching of English and other progressive measures are likely to be of benefit, but there are still serious gaps in the education system. It is probably safe to say, for instance, that almost all teachers in New Zealand schools will have Maori pupils in their classes at some time, yet how many of the Training Colleges teach anything about the special problems of Maoris and how they may be handled. The other side to education where the Coun-

cil can help is amongst parents. The Council hopes to be able to work with the Maori Education Foundation and the Maori Women's Welfare League in a joint programme that will focus attention on the part that the community plays in educating its young people.