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This article was about Maori and Pasifika students failing national standards and most of them being Maori and Pasifika students. This  article was written by Kate Shuttle-worth .

I think that the writing was good because it uses good quotes from people.  Also the Education Minister Hekia Parata said that 1 in 5 students are failing. Maori and Pasifika students are making up much of the under achievement but I don't think that it is fair to just blame Maori and Pasifika  because it could be other ethnicities.

Liz Gordon an independent researcher found 74 percent are male that are failing but I don't think that it is just boys because some girls like to chat with each other during class and don't know what to do.

I think that this article will get students and others to try and learn so that the Minister and other people say that it isn't Pasifika and Maori students that are failing  school and national standards also the government might think that the teachers are to blame because they pay they teachers to teach the students but if the kids aren't learning the teachers pay might be cut off they could be fired because the pupil isn't listening or behaving .