What were some of the values that the people your students interviewed talked about?
Manaakitanga, perseverance, respect, work ethic, responsibility, integrity, look after your neighbors and taonga.
“Our class really enjoyed the Grass Roots school kit. It was good to make connections with people from rural New Zealand and to find out that their values are similar to ours. Lily Cribb”
What were some of the values that the people your students interviewed talked about?
Determination, work ethic, resilience, perseverance - when things get tough, just get on with it. Animals, crops etc don't wait for good weather or the right mood.
“We ran this activity with our Year 9 classes. We liked the idea that it could really challenge (boys) thier oral language skills, in support of their writing for the interview. As we have 1/3 as boarders, we also thought the topic was interesting for them. For most of our students, they found it quite achieveable if not a bit easy, so we found lots of ways to extend them - one was to have them write their own letters about the values they have learned.”
What were some of the values that the people your students interviewed talked about?
Kindness, respect, helpfulness, empathy, integrity, gentleness, accepting responsibility, strength, courage, resilience, reflective,
“A kit to connect, reflect and add value to your curriculum.”
What were some of the values that the people your students interviewed talked about?
We talked about our school KURA values (Kindness, Achievement, Responsibility and Achievement) and looked at the wrap around values that contribute to these. So many were mirrored in the letters we read and the people we talked with.
“As a school stuck on the northern border of Porirua, and the southern border of Kapiti, I wondered how many of our kids and families retained a connection to the land.
I shouldn't have, it didn't take long for the stoires to come in, of families still involved with the land, still aware of the requirements that this can entail, and able to share the values that so many of the letters talked about. Our students enjoyed trying to find on google earth where exactly the writers had lived ( This took on a level of detective work and can be seen here https://drive.google.com/open?id=1xl9dp0WhaZkqMzaWHZwQyJOArVch5_jy&;usp=sharing Some students were even inferring from descriptions of the area and were hunting through online databases and white pages looking for family connections. It was awesome to see.”
What were some of the values that the people your students interviewed talked about?
Hard work, honesty, not giving up
“My students really enjoyed this unit. They read the letters, talked in groups about them and discussed how different people can be successful no matter where they are from.
I also liked the part where they had to interview a farmer in their own community using the questions. That for me was the best learning for my students.
Thanks for another great unit”
What were some of the values that the people your students interviewed talked about?
They talked mainly about perseverance and the stresses of modern regulations on farmers today.
“The Grassroots resource was interesting to use for our students. The letters were really varied and helped our students see the types of people who are involved in agriculture and the range of jobs that are available as well.”
What were some of the values that the people your students interviewed talked about?
Love for the environment, whakaute, hard working, our school gems of growth, empathy, mana and self belief.
“We didn't get to complete everything that was in the box, however what we did was super amazing!”
