Through reading the first chapter in Sociology of Education in Canada, I have
to come realize that I am not as aware as I thought I was on events happening
in my own country. I was
absolutely shocked to learn that it was only in 2012 that “equal funding of
First Nations education was passed unanimously in the House of Commons”(p. 2). I
don’t understand how a country who prides itself on multiculturalism, equal
opportunity and diversity, only recently decided to provide the same types of
resources and funding to schools on reserves as “regular schools” (p. 2). I had
always just assumed that our education system in Canada would ensure that all
children are being given equal opportunities in their local community school. I
was once again surprised to learn that “on reserve schools do not have an
official curriculum…guidelines indicate that the education quality must be
“comparable” to that offered in provincial jurisdiction”(p. 10). This statement
certainly does not make it sounds like ensuring that children on reserves are
getting the same quality education is a priority. If we know that education
impacts many aspects of a person’s life including, “future economic security,
social status and perhaps even social and psychological well being” (p. 2), how
can our government not see the importance of improving the education provided
to Aboriginal children?
Discussion Question: How can the Canadian
public become more aware of what is happening in our own country with regards
to our education system?
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