A civics and citizenship curriculum should be cemented in New Zealand schools because knowledge students are entitled to is being left to chance, says a leading academic.
According to the guide, civics education develops students knowledge of their rights and duties as New Zealand citizens, and of civic processes, such as how laws are made, how voting works and how to deal with government agencies. Citizenship education develops “active citizens”, including how to listen respectfully to the views of others and how to effect change. The guide says Aotearoa has a robust democracy, but its resilience should not be taken for granted. In 2019, a digital survey by Seed Waikato, a charity for young Waikato people, found two in five respondents aged between 15 and 34 didn’t know how to cast a vote in the 2019 local body elections, and eight out of 10 felt disconnected from their council.
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The class of 2020 may have graduated, but the impact of COVID-19 lingers on
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Late last year, tens-of-thousands of year 12 students got their final scores and strutted (socially distanced) out of graduation ceremonies across the country.
But with the COVID-19 pandemic far from over, the class of coronavirus is part of a generation who will continue to pay literally for 2020.
For many, the pandemic that defined their academic year has continued to stick to school leavers, affecting their future endeavours and changing their decisions about study and work.