The document discusses the importance of cultural respect and recognition in the classroom. It emphasizes that students need a strong cultural identity and meaningful relationships. Building relationships with educators, community members, and families is essential for success. Teachers must understand students' lives both in and out of school and support their cultural identities and ways of knowing.
1. Culture of the classroom – cultural respect, recognition and support
2. “ Certainly, all research that I have come across has at least two common elements. Firstly the need for students to have a strong sense of their own Identity. They need to know who they are and where they belong, what their place is and what their role is in community. Who are their mob, their mentors and who are their carers? Where they come from is just as important as where they will end up. This leads us to the second common element: relationships. The importance of trusting, honest, caring relationships with educators, principals, support workers, family, community and friends is the true essence of success for most Indigenous students.” (Brian Giles-Browne 2008)
