Wednesday, February 19, 2014
The only aboriginal in the curriculum (so far)
Today my two blocks of grade 8's attended a presentation from the school drug abuse liaison where they watched a video following the tragedies faced by several different drug users. The central figure in the film was an aboriginal youth just a few years older than myself. Although his heritage wasn't directly referenced I realized that this was probably the first aboriginal person students have seen during my class. This experience woke me up to the necessity to present more than a single story (especially a negative one) in my classroom. I will be on the lookout for opportunities to include other aboriginal people in my curriculum. 3 weeks in and still no AbEd being applied =(
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