ABORIGINAL KIDS PRIMARY EDUCATION

ABORIGINAL KIDS PRIMARY EDUCATION



ABORIGINAL KIDS PRIMARY EDUCATION

Introduction

Primary education, which is also considered as elementary education, is one of the first six well-established and structured education that occurs when the child is five or six years old and continues till he is twelve years old. There are lots of countries that require children must receive primary education and it also demands the acceptance of the parents for the proposed curriculum. Normally, primary education is taught in those schools that are located within the vicinity of neighbourhoods of communities all over the world. (Herrera, 1999)

The condition of Aborigines kids in Australia is not very favourable and satisfactory. The population of Aborigines in Australia comprises of the minority people living in the country. They do not get much opportunity various fields of life in Australia as compare to the local dominant white population. Indeed, this is one of the reasons which have made them financially very weak. They lack the infrastructure of a proper school for themselves whether it is a secondary or a primary school. When they are unable to get a proper chance for studying in a school, it leaves them backward and creates limited opportunities for their employment them. (Light, 2000)

There was one interview taken from the Aborigine kid who mentioned all his difficulties while selecting a primary school for himself. He said that I wanted to travel from one end to another of the plant to achieve peace. This was the dream of Teneille Aiken, a nine year old Aboriginal girl from the town of Derby, in the remote and arid interior of Western Australia. Maybe this is their dream because Teneille has grown by just not seeing violence in the community, but many other problems as well such as alcoholism, drug addiction and misery. (Sonfield, 2005)

Since a long period, indigenous Australians have been wary of what they call education "white", and many children do not even attend school and they never learn the skills necessary to break the cycle of deprivation. In Derby, at least 10% of Aboriginal children miss school every day and school completion rates are quite low. (Bronfenbrenner, 1979)

Two years ago, Teneille used to miss classes frequently, so it was late and did not have enough confidence to mix with other children. However, they now love school and all the credit goes to Jaliris Future Kids Club, a project sponsored by Caritas Australia. Her mother said that "Teneille now has much more confidence in itself and with other children who is now learning to use paints, improving her spelling and counting, and working on the computer as well. Future Kids Club goes to three afternoons a week after school. The Club uses a holistic approach to increase school attendance, familiar to Aboriginal children and their parents with formal education in a way that is culturally relevant. It also identifies parents of children who miss school frequently and they are addressed through extended family and kinship ...