Square text book paper. Title says: COLONIALISM HAS FUNDAMENTALLY SHAPED GLOBAL EDUCATION SYSTEMS. Arrow pointing to next slide says 'here's how'.
Square text book paper. Text: Under colonialism education serves to ensure the continued governance of the population - to do so it reinforces social hierarchies, supresses Indigenous knowledge, and creates ‘elite’ forms of education From what our curriculums look like through to who has access to education - we still live with the impact today. Photo from Rhodes must fall campaign of students with banner saying 'don't diversify, decolonise'.
Square text book paper. Text: How we learn. Rather than allowing for many different forms of learning, schooling becomes about following the coloniser’s one set approach With European colonialism teaching through oral traditions, apprenticeships, or land-based learning were replaced with teacher-centred, text-based and exam-driven approaches. Photo of trees beside.
Same background. Text: Before British colonisation India had a rich and decentralised education system that operated in regional languages as well as Sanskrit Colonialism marginalised Indian knowledge systems - centuries of scientific, medical and philosophical advancements were erased Not only did this impact education but it sought to erase Indian identity.
Decolonising education starts with looking at our current education systems critically.
When it comes to prioritising one knowledge system we see this heavily with econ education.
#RethinkingEconomics is #decolonising economics.
