An expert panel has warned that compulsory New Zealand history lessons next year could upset some children and lead to difficult classroom discussions.
The panel convened by the Royal Society of New Zealand to advise the Education Ministry on the the draft Aoteaora New Zealand Histories Curriculum says teachers are nervous about how to teach the subject without creating pain and conflict.
One of the panel's convenors, Michael Belgrave from Massey University, told education correspondent John Gerritsen teachers need to take care.
