Fadi+Elbarbar

=** Focus: I dedcided to use an Indigenous unit of work in Year 9 RE. I wanted students to become aware of the disparity in living standards between indigenous and non indigenous people today.**= = = =** Steps: First I attempted to plant the seeds of action in their heads by discussing what it means to be Australian and celebrating our multiculturalism. We then totally switched - which may have been the biggest mistake i made - to the indigenous side of it. we discussed aboriginal culture, the dreamtime and their history in a fair bit of detail. we then moved onto colonisation and their treatment from the 1800s to today. At the moment, the students are currently studying statistics about various living standards of the indigenous, with the hopes we will then move into why they are so and what we can do about it. **= = = =** Impact: They are definitely more engaged in RE. Discussions are lively and interesting. I believe they are enjoying RE more than ever before. **=