Each successive grade has its own version of Aboriginal history and then everything else gets glossed over or ignored. Aboriginal history is important, but it must be within proportion and not at the expense of everything else.
Consider how gigantic the Pacific region is and then consider how many don’t learn a heck of a lot about it in school.
The following could be some questions that would probably be answered wrong by many of today’s high school graduates simply because the school system failed to teach the subject.
How would your children score with those questions?
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A society which does not know about her history is doomed.
Eric; the Battle of the Coral Sea was not the most significant action of WW2 concerning Australia. In my view, that was the fierce 6 months Guadalcanal campaign for which this nation owes America an unrepayable debt for their sacrifices.
My 14 year old got 6 out of 7 (couldn't answer the WWI question, although he had a good crack.)
My 12 year old got 4 out of 7 (couldn't answer Balibo, Coral Sea and WWI).
Certainly it wasn't the most important battle, however it was important and stopped Japanese plans to come around the south and have a crack at Port Moresby. I think many of those battles were important. And yes the quality of the schools are variable to the point of being dangerous.
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