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As future educators I think it's important to be the agents of change who will be the informed cohort to bridge the gap in hopes to remove ignorance and misinformed ideals.

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It's pretty relevant that it is the first time it's been made compulsory as it shows different ways of teaching and thinking that I would not have engaged in or even realised existed. It also altered my perception of Aboriginal communities and students and helped me respect them more.
Without this subject I would be even worse equipped to meet the Aistl standards and be able to teach, and know my students effectively.

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We need to be involved in the decision making process to make the initiatives work when 'closing the gap'.

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The idea of having aboriginal perspective seems much more significant that previously.

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I wouldn't have picked this as an elective but I'm glad it's compulsory. It helped me learn how to teach for aboriginal students and the community.

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I'm glad I've been exposed to this subject as I probably wouldn't have chosen it as an elective

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This subject enables us to provide teaching and learning experiences that generate a shared understanding and appreciation for indigenous culture and form bridges between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students and communities.

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It is important that we are educated about how to appropriately and effectively close the gap in our classrooms to provide all students with equal learning opportunities for future growth

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Without doing this subject I wouldn't have the knowledge or the skills to teach Aboriginal Students.

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I found it interesting that most government funded initiatives just throw money at problems at hope it fixes it.

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Having this as a compulsory subject is highly relevant to us as pre service teachers. It provides us with the tools to support our Indigenous students within the classroom. 

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Having this as a compulsory subject is highly relevant to us as pre service teachers. It provides us with the tools to support our Indigenous students within the classroom. 

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I wouldn't have chosen this subject as an elective so the insights and new knowledge that I have gained from this class has enabled me to learn new techniques to implement aboriginal pedagogues and content into the classroom

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Reflecting on the presentation  you just engaged with, how relevant is it to us, Australian teachers, that we are the first University of Wollongong student group that is now required to complete the compulsory subject EDAE302? Connect your response to closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students. 

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Reflecting on the presentation  you just engaged with, how relevant is it to us, Australian teachers, that we are the first University of Wollongong student group that is now required to complete the compulsory subject EDAE302? Connect your response to closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students. 