What were the problems associated with indigenous education?
What were the problems associated with indigenous education? Indigenous children are more likely to arrive at school hungry, ill and tired; they are often bullied, and the use of corporal punishment is still widespread. Ethnic and cultural discrimination at schools are major obstacles to equal access to education, causing poor performance and higher dropout rates. What is the root cause of Aboriginal education issues? The root cause of today's Aboriginal education issues began with the passing of the British North America Act [1] in 1867. Indian residential schools provided at most a rudimentary education. The majority of the “learning” was...