It’s beyond time for truth-telling, but at least there’s a move in our schools
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Teela ReidLawyer and Wiradjuri/Wailwan woman
April 30, 2021 5.30am
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Schools are a fundamental pillar of our society; they have a duty to ensure the perspectives of Australia’s First Nations are core to the curriculum, not a side note in history or an elective option. The announcement on Thursday by the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority – that the nation’s students should be taught about the colonial invasion of this continent – is a proposal that has been a long time coming.
15 and 16-year-old students on average not proficient with basic knowledge
They have gone backwards since 2004, while 11-12 year olds have improved
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Democracy, Indigenous rights, refugee issues and protest also misunderstood
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Students in South Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory scored lowest
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