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Systematic Oppression Of Epistemological Differences In Teaching By Michael Chandler

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The purpose of Michael Chandler’s essay was to bring awareness to the issue of epistemological differences in teaching, and how they affect indigenous children and their success in school. It is no secret that indigenous peoples’ beliefs differ from that of much of the westernized world, and for those beliefs they have been persecuted. Chandler argues the backlash that indigenous students face for their high drop out rates by stating that teachers are not trained to teach in a way that caters to the indigenous peoples belief system. The systematic oppression faced by indigenous children face today stem from a long history that forced these children to abandon their culture and to assimilate to Western-european expectations; a set of beliefs

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