It's been a while since I've blogged! School's been keeping me busy and I've been busy fixing up the pages and adding resources - it's overwhelming sometimes when you realize how much information is really out there.
I wanted to share this article I found today, which talks about Aboriginal people and the education system (http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/01/23/pol-first-nations-education.html). It really bothers me that there is such a lack of awareness surrounding this issue. There are Aboriginal people living in our country in extreme poverty, worse than I've seen while living in the slums of El Salvador, but yet no one seems to know, care, or do something about it. This is a very complex situation. It isn't a
matter of sending money, or houses, or telling the aboriginal people to “just
move”.
In this article The First Nations Chiefs say that it
is difficult to improve education unless the government also deals with the
poverty, shortage of housing, under-funding of child welfare services, etc. In the meantime, however, how can we as educators, not only educate people
on the atrocious living conditions of our fellow citizens, but also eradicate
negative stereotypes that people may have in regards to aboriginal people? I will eventually create a new "page" on my blog dedicated to First Nations people and issues, and resources that can helps us, teachers, help and educate all of our students (including the aboriginal students) in our class.
