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Apathy of Some Maori Parents One of the biggest problems facing the Foundation is the apathy of Maori parents. Most of them do not realize the intrinsic value of education, but are generally content to coast along from day to day, barely sparing a thought for those worries and anxieties which seem to plague most Europeans. Many have had little schooling themselves, and thus they can see little point in education. (The writer Dr Ausubel in his book ‘Maori Youth’ suggests that this attitude is comparable with European thinking of about two generations ago.) Many of those who have had some education, or who do spare a thought for its positive values, conceive of education as abstract, far off, almost magical, and attainable only by a few. The task of educating parents is a difficult but an essential one. It is especially important where the present generation of parents is concerned, for the parents of the future will, we trust, have benefited from the wider educational possibilities which are now open to them.

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Te Ao Hou, November 1964, Page 51

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Apathy of Some Maori Parents Te Ao Hou, November 1964, Page 51

Apathy of Some Maori Parents Te Ao Hou, November 1964, Page 51

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