Kyle N. #5

Indian Education for All is definetly a good program for students. I learned first off, that people's perceptions of Native Americans is today's world can be distorted by an array of mixed messages. For example, children's books rarely show the reality and harshness that the Natives suffered during their relocation period. They seem to show romanticized versions of what really happened, and this can be detrimental to a child's understanding of Native Americans. A good way for me as a teacher to combat this, would be to have my students read real accounts from a book or two that shows the truth of what really went on. Another thing I learned, was the way that these Native kids are raised can make it difficult to teach in a normal classroom setting. One example shown during class was, that certain students don't like it when they are looked directly in the eye. An excellent way to teach this to students, would be to have them do some of their own research to figure out the different clan systems within the tribes themselves. Maybe by doing this, people from different backgrounds than the Natives would have a better understanding of their cultures and ways of life.