LOL

I guess you guys really have no understanding of irony.

yes we do, we live it..not just notice it every now and then when it suites

Like what should happen and does in just about every old culture is have a traveling analyst pick out a person from each clan with the highest IQ and give them a scholarship to become their clan's local teacher.No whites need to be involved other than with the first education.

Dear Steven,

Thank You for bringing the web-site to our attention:

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23487296-2702,00.html

"Indigenous children in remote communities in the Northern Territory are being condemned to failure by a system of educational apartheid that offers a second-rate curriculum in make-believe schools..."

It is a great worry when educationalists such as Professor Hughes cites the great differences between mainstream and indigenous curriculums and the NT Education Minister Marion Scrymgour instead of investigating the matter rejects Professor Hughes' claims of two curriculums in operation.

That's simply not good enough.

We need an investigation - now!

If the notion of educational apartheid and attacks on the quality of teachers is rejected - then how can ' poor funding and management, by the Federal and Territory Governments of remote schools' - (which they do admit to) end up producing educated indigenous children?

Shame, on the NT Education Minister - and on the Australian Research Council which funds multiple grants worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to develop "culturally sensitive" curriculums for Aboriginal children. You're absolutely right Steven - this is 'apartheid' indeed!

Rainier
I am an honest friend of Aborigines. I am a non Anglo Saxon European migrant, (Greek), and I try to bring migrants closer to you. I know that you have many and good friends between the non Anglo Saxon Australians because 1. we have nothing to do with the crimes against Aborigines in the past and mainly because also we are less or more, victims of race discrimination.
If the government apologized to Aborigines is because they know our feelings to you. I am sure as the synthesis in Australia population change it will be easier for you to promote you rights.
We (migrants) stand by you with our hearts and our mind.
If anytime you think that I could be useful to you, sent me an email and I will stand by you and I will not be alone!
Antonios Symeonakis
Adelaide

stevenlmeyer
I do not know if your text was irony or not (my English is not very good) but you gave me the opportunity to express my feelings, my deep interests for Aborigines. My heart is full of love and pain for aborigines.
Antonios Symeonakis
Adelaide