For this assessment, you will need to:
Use subject content from weeks 1- 5 respond to this scenario and the points provided to write a report. Also see:
Barolsky, V., Paradies, Y. (2023, September 7). Why is truth-telling so important? Our research shows meaningful reconciliation cannot occur without it. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/why-is-truth-telling-so-important-our-research-shows-meaningful-reconciliation-cannot-occur-without-it-197685
Bishop, M. (2020, April 29). ‘I spoke about Dreamtime, I ticked a box’: Teachers say they lack confidence to teach Indigenous perspectives. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/i-spoke-about-dreamtime-i-ticked-a-box-teachers-say-they-lack-confidence-to-teach-indigenous-perspectives-129064
Stunzer, I., & Semmler, E. (2021, January 25). Australian curriculum needs to teach ‘true history’ of January 26, Day Break author Amy McQuire says. ABC News. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-25/amy-mcquire-writes-day-break-for-australian-kids-january-26/13087144
Woodroffe, T. (2022, October 5). Albanese is promising ‘truth-telling’ in our Australian education system. Here’s what needs to happen. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/albanese-is-promising-truth-telling-in-our-australian-education-system-heres-what-needs-to-happen-191420
SCENARIO:
You are the Early Childhood Teacher (ECT) in the preschool room and have bought some new resources for the room, including the children’s picture books Somebody’s Land: Welcome to Our Country (Goodes, Laing & Hard, 2022) and Day Break (McQuire & Chun, 2021). Your colleague, Kathy, tells you she will not be reading the new picture books to the children. She also tells you, ‘I don’t want to read the books as I do not feel confident about reading the books to the children’. Later, you overhear Kathy tell another colleague that the picture books are historically inaccurate and will only upset the children.
- Critically reflect on why Kathy would refuse to read the picture books. 500 WORDS ANSWER
- What is your first response to Kathy? (What would you say and do?). 500 WORDS ANSWER
- What does it mean to practice cultural responsiveness (AGDE, 2022, pp. 23-24). 500 WORDS ANSWER
- How will you educate your team in response to this scenario? 500 WORDS ANSWER
- What should your future inclusion practices look like to demonstrate respect and support the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nations, cultures, and beliefs. 500 WORDS ANSWER
Your assessment should show evidence that you have read widely on the topic beyond the supplied readings and texts.