Australian schools need to address racism. Here are 4 ways they can do this

<https://theconversation.com/australian-schools-need-to-address-racism-here-are-4-ways-they-can-do-this-239823>

"The Australian Human Rights Commission wants to see schools address racism, as
part of a broader push to address the problem across Australian society.

As it says in a recent report,

People are not born with racist attitudes or beliefs […] Addressing racism
in schools is crucial to ensure that victims do not leave education facing
lifelong disadvantage, and perpetrators do not enter adulthood believing
racist behaviours are acceptable […].

But racism is hardly mentioned in the Australian Curriculum – for example, it
is noted in passing in the health and physical education curriculum for years 5
to 8. However, there is no consistent approach across subject areas, or at the
state level.

This means teaching about racism is largely left up to individual schools and
teachers.

Yet research shows they can be reluctant to speak about these issues with
students. This is for a range of reasons, such as worrying they will say the
wrong thing.

How should school systems, schools and teachers address racism? Here are four
ways."

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics