I learned, from both field experience and group readings and discussions, that First Nations and Metis issues are much less well known that I originally though. This is important, because by highlighting this area of ignorance and how it causes us to fall short in serving the education of these students. By acknowledging this ignorance, we can move forward with finding solutions, much like the Truth and Reconciliation act aims to do. I thought I would see a lot more aboriginal students, at least in the younger grades, however, urban education appears to have much less cultural diversity than I had originally thought. Even students who bring cultural diversity with them are not encouraged in class to participate in their cultural literacies
