Aboriginal Content Matters

After reading Sara Davidon’s article “Prove Them Wrong: Why Aboriginal Content Matters” it made me sad thinking about her experience. I don’t want my students to be ashamed of their culture and who they are. It shouldn’t be the responsibility of every student to challenge any negative assumptions of their cultures. As educators it’s our duty to fairly represent every individual in our classroom to the best of our ability. I remember a few years ago when colleagues of mine were nervous to teach Aboriginal content because they didn’t want to misrepresent the culture. But Sara reminds us that it’s crucial to make students feel included and there are negative long term effects if we don’t.

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