Bill Fogarty Learning For The Western World Summary

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Every aboriginal child deserves the best education possible. In the article “Learning for the Western World” by Bill Fogarty, it is explaining the lack of educational effort put into the rural towns around Australia. The Aboriginal people haven't been as well looked after by the Australian Government in all areas. The main effect of the problem is that the young Aboriginal students in remote areas have been treated unfairly without a source of education. This leads to a lot of people living in poverty due to not having a job, it also gives a bad reputation to Australia. In the article “Learning for the Western World” it goes over the educational prospect of the indigenous people and the approaches that we can take to solve the problem. …show more content…

They haven't had the best of educational resources throughout the years. Many of the aboriginal people don't find that they need an education due to that they live in a remote area and do not need to learn. They rather do physical work rather than educational. This affects them and the community around them. Many aboriginals are unable to attend any secondary school due to the very remote and outcast communities where only very little education is given to them, this was a statement in the article. The Aboriginal people in remote Australia have a hard time engaging with the current education system. Getting an education can lead to a greater pathway to social success and it offers great economic returns. However, some regions that provide aboriginal education do not teach it in there own personal language such as social, cultural and economic values for them to use in day to day life, the Western Australian Indigenous Labor MP, Ben Wyatt is looking over this and trying to find a simple solution to solve the problem. He states in the article that he is delivering “a palliative education system” hopefully it will resolves issues and more job opportunities

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