CULTURE and Creativity 2021

 

25/08

Learning Te Reo

Suggested resources from my colleague Raewyn

Kia kaha tō reo Joanne! Here is a link to Māori dictionary 

Another more casual way to have te reo māori exposed to you is following maimoa.creative on instagram she does pronunciation on her stories and just posted her parāoa parai (fried bread) recipe which I've linked here. 

Scotty's Morrison's site has lots of lessons based on his Māori Made Easy book #1.

Mihi -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_Ifk5IOrBk

22/07

School resources

Ka Hikitia Ka Hapaitia

Karakia and Waiata

2021 Te Iwa o Matariki

Robin Sutton- https://whakataukihewakaekenoa.blogspot.com/2021/07/our-educational-purpose-compliant.html

• students see themselves as "economic units" - how will this [task/activity/ assessment]get me a job? I think they think short term , not delaying the gratification of the perceived independence a low income job gives them. Some have no model for a richer life- in terms of education/ income/ housing/life experiences.
• Youth at Risk of Limited Employment -Youth at risk of limited employment include those aged 16 to 24 years-old who are at risk of cycling in and out of low-level tertiary education and/or low-paid part-time or casual work. I just completed this survey and so have been reflecting on the student I teach and the pathways former students have taken. I think the x factor is enthusiasm - passion or drive- they have a big picture goal, such as Matt Brown while successful barber's business grew out of his faith and his desire to help others. Matt was a student with a challenging life but a positive attitude to making the most of opportunities.
• the great Greek philosopher Aristotle once said, “Give me a child until he is 7 and I will show you the man."

Moana - lovely to see not only a Hornby student but lots of other young people in this Court Theatre show; they were so proud of telling their people's story just like the creators of  Into the Heights which links with our  Shakespeare Festival experience. The joy and enthusiasm shown by young people in the arts. I am unashamedly a  Sir Ken Robinson enthusiast and our local inspirer - Dr Peter O'Connor

RNZ- https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/voices/audio/2018803279/breaking-the-homogeneity-of-asian-report-on-inequities-among-students

Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.            Roald Dahl

Discussions in our kura re creativity

https://whakataukihewakaekenoa.blogspot.com/2021/04/part-3-te-rito-toi-and-crisis-of.html

Referring to Sir Ken Robinson and NZ's own Dr Peter O'Connor [see article & notes]; personally  as an arts teacher I am well aware of the importance of creativity. I think we need to move past the warm fuzzy of theory and start looking a the barriers to creativity, 

eg:https://www.regent.edu/acad/global/publications/lao/issue_5/barriers_to_creativity_gibson.htm

Recognize the Barriers

Case in point, the organization in which I work, has evidenced the following barriers to creativity:

• Fear
• Poor leadership and commitment to innovation
• Bureaucratic policies and red tape
• Silos and turfs
• Pressure to produce immediate results
• Personal biases: beliefs, attitudes and values

FEAR_ how do we nurture self-esteem; give positive feedback; will it be chaotic, will outputs fall, what if the project fails?

Leadership- the desire for creativity may exist but are there  'SMART" goals? Can we SEE creativity in our kura?

Red tape- such as rigid timetables / tiny chunks - creativity takes time, walks in the fresh air, day-dreaming, playing

Silos - barriers physical and mental between "subjects" 

Results-  like the "clay" project in 10/11 wananga: tight time frame- confused outcome- messy intrusive materials- what can we learn here?

Biases: how many in our community see creativity as a luxury or as a childish activity left behind in preschool?

Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.            Roald Dahl

Breaking down barrier

lets create our own agenda

lets analyse what's worked/ what hasn't

Yes the clay was messy but  also beautiful  dragons 

 Cultural Responsiveness