Whats so special about me?
Hhhmmmmmmmmmmmmm......
As the saying goes:
Kāore te Kumara e kōrero mō tōna ake reka! The Kumara does not speak of how sweet he is!
I think this proverb accentuates the value of humbleness!!
BUT as this is a requirement ill try to express myself the best i can!
If we are referring to teaching here, what makes me special is what makes every other teacher or wanna be teacher special! We ALL have the desire to shape and mould our next generation into amazing young people. "Ki te kahore he whakakitenga ka ngaro te iwi" "Without foresight or vision the people will be lost"
My vision and passion is to implement tikanga māori into our mainstream schooling system so our māori students have the foresight and vision to learn to their fullest potential and so all Tauiwi can appreciate and recognise that tikanga māori is not only beneficial for māori but for all people of this whenua.
So Whats so special about me? I am māori, I am passionate about the advancement of my people and i will not stop until this kaupapa has been strongly embedded in our mainstream school system!
Mauri Ora...
Kia Ora Kara
ReplyDeleteThank you for these whakatauki, I see you are passionate about where you are heading in teaching and you have all the skills and possess the nature to do this. The road is going to be a tough one for mainstream to completely accept our Maori tikanga and ways of being and doing, but like you I believe with the same passion it can be achieved.