Indigenous Education: The Thought Behind The Indigenous Education

After the discussion in class about the thought behind the indigenous education, I began to think about how much it differs from the way education is today based on all the views of education that we have previously learned about. We have talked about how in authoritarian classrooms there is a clear hierarchy and the education is distributed based on their place in society. The capitalist philosophy highlights how the business world has begun to heavily influence what is taught and how children are taught in order to fit into the already established systems in the world. Both viewpoints are similar in regards to the fact that education is seen as a thing instead of being seen as a part of who we are and the world around us. This is one reason

At first these seem straightforward, but in reality they are not. Even though on the surface it appears that they simply mean that it is essential to be diverse culturally and in life, but how does that look in the real world? In reality it is a complex system where everything is part of the bigger picture. Separate entities are not a part of this concept and each element is related to the other. For example, if one species were to become extinct then those that eat that animal would have lost a source of food and it could lead to the extinction of another animal. Cultural diversity is related, but instead of talking about how the parts of nature are connected it discusses how different cultures influences the others. Life cannot be “mono-cultural.” We see the effects of different cultures on food, medical practices, clothing, and other elements that have an impact on our day-to-day survival. Indigenous education stresses the importance of a unified world. One culture cannot survive without another, which therefore strengthens the idea that no one person or culture is better than another. This is the part that really made me think and I thought about how I could relate it back to the modern day classroom. Instilling children with the mindset of going forward in life immersing themselves in various cultures because they are all important and we would not be where we are today without

Whether that is people or the world as a whole, but it is important to remember that each action has a reaction. I also do not want to fail to mention another aspect, which is that two people do not have to agree on a perspective because everyone has a certain place in this world and it is not right to criticize others for finding theirs. Grounding education on a principle like this can prepare those accepting the knowledge for a future of respect and understanding. I respect that fact that these people were able to establish a way of life for themselves so early on in our history because it shows the importance of education and the purpose of it. Respecting the past is another part of indigenous education so I feel that we should adopt that idea and try to live more like they did during the pre-colonization period. How is them respecting their ancestors any different than us respecting ours? Would it be so bad to go a little further back in time to a more simple way of looking at education? Going back to a time were a passion as the driver of education instead of money and before someone decided that there was only one right way of thinking when it comes to education. Many teachers and future teachers today have this mindset already and I would just like to give credit where it should be given. The ways of indigenous education established what the purpose of