Emma Rayner

Annotations - Respect and acceptance

Description

One of the assessments we had to complete as part of the unit AEB2301 - Rethinking Australian Studies was to take a stand on an issue related to Indigenous Australians. The issue chosen for the assessment was the forced closure of remote communities in the Northern Territory. The assessment attached discusses the issue, our choices in relation to the protest, relevant policy and how we would apply this knowledge in the classroom. The pictures shown are from the protest.

 

VIT Standard

• 1.4 Strategies for teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students; Design and implement effective teaching strategies that are responsive to the local community and cultural setting, linguistic, background and histories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.

• 2.4 Understand and respect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to promote reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians; Provide opportunities for students to develop understanding of and respect for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories, cultures and languages.

 

AusVELS

Cross Curriculum Priorities –

Country/Place

• Australia has two distinct Indigenous groups, Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities maintain a special connection to and responsibility for Country/Place throughout all of Australia.

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have unique belief systems and are spiritually connected to the land, sea, sky and waterways.

Culture

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ ways of life are uniquely expressed through ways of being, knowing, thinking and doing.

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have lived in Australia for tens of thousands of levels and experiences can be viewed through historical, social and political lenses.

People

• The broader Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander societies encompass a diversity of nations across Australia.

 

PoLT

1.2 promotes a culture of value and respect for individuals and their communities

3.1 use strategies that are flexible and responsive to the values, needs and interests of individual students.

 

Personal Philosophy

It is important for teachers to create a classroom culture of respect, and acceptance of every individual, their values and opinions and to be responsive to their needs. Students should always be given opportunities to learn about and develop respect for different cultures in order to develop understanding and respect.

 

Other Theory

The fourth tier of Maslow’s hierarchy of need is esteem which includes self-esteem, confidence, achievement, respect of others and respect by others. According to the hierarchy, students need to be accepted and respected in the classroom before they can progress to the self-actualisation tier where their motivation can help them reach their true potential.