tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742258584242722894.post1688968260855008955..comments2022-10-31T03:29:12.086-07:00Comments on @ko: Etu! Stand up!akohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15616184093925619910noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742258584242722894.post-43175834091814506962012-03-31T14:58:22.409-07:002012-03-31T14:58:22.409-07:00You're right Hana - phrases that are out of sy...You're right Hana - phrases that are out of synch with the flow of conversation ultimately do fail to honor a language... hmmm. Perhaps my shift to more positive language (in such isolation) sadly reflects more my lack of te reo skills!<br /><br />But for me it is a starting point to grow from - at least i think I'm on the right path now :)<br /><br />The ECEC culture is firmly grounded in commands - some centres have longer phrases in use but they remain crowd control type commands. Breaking out of this is going to mean really pushing myself to get out there / learn / practice/ action!<br /><br /><br />Thanks for your comments and a nudge in the right direction :)<br /><br />@akohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15616184093925619910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742258584242722894.post-39414535722964466322012-03-29T21:26:08.911-07:002012-03-29T21:26:08.911-07:00Awesome to read something about this...I'm str...Awesome to read something about this...I'm struggling with similar shit in secondary ed. Ironically, as part of a peer teaching exercise my group is going to be teaching commands in Maori (by our own choice)<br />Fuck sake!<br /><br />is praise much better though?<br />the richness of te reo Maori is in its grammar, its verb/adjectives, its wholeness. It's so hard to honor single words (or phrases) it out of context.<br />I'm not saying we shouldn't use it like that though. Obviously, the answers are complex, and lifelong.<br /><br />Chur,<br />HanaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com