New Zealand Opposition Leader Judith Collins has decried a scheme by that country’s education ministry that teaches children about recognising “white privilege.” The scheme, dubbed Te Hurihanganui, was launched in October last year with the stated purpose to “address racism and inequity,” and accelerate the educational achievement of “ākonga Māori” (the Māori word for student). One of the goals of Te Hurihanganui is to “build critical consciousness,” which means “reflecting critically on the imbalance of power and resources in society, and taking anti-oppressive action to do something about it for the better. It means recognising white privilege, understanding racism, inequity faced by Māori and disrupting that status quo to strengthen equity,” the website says. “It’s bad enough with adults, but when it’s happening to our kids, it’s absolutely disgraceful,” Collins told The AM Show on May 26, adding that the people behind the scheme should be sacked. Collins said privilege was more …