One of the buzz words we use in education is 'student agency.' Unfortunately for some of our learner's families, the word 'agency' conjures up negative thoughts and feelings. Using the word 'empowerment' sit better with the message we want to send our community.
To empower our whanau at home is to provide a digital device that can be brought home and free wifi access. This has the power to be a life changer!
Dorothy talked about how the Manaiakalani community has many challenges to overcome when supporting them to become empowered.
- Most families have an annual income of $19,000 p.a
- Housing that is Government owned - hard to get anything fixed
- Access to consistent medical advice. Don't see the same GP each time so things are missed.
- Preschools hear 1/3 less language is spoken at home compared to higher decile families.
Thinking of ways to support both our learners and their families to become more empowered is my takeaway from today's thoughtful discussion.
The rest of the day involved taking the Google certified educator level 1 exam, which I passed.
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