Grade+two+students+checking+a+fish+net.

=The circle of courage promotes the idea that our youth need to develop some skills and to be able to master the skills in order to be successful in their lives. This makes sense because it would be difficult to continue on our life journey if we were not able to master any skills. As educators we need to determine the skills that our students need to be able to master. We need to incorporate the skills that are in the curriculum but what about the students who are struggling in out classrooms. The students who we have provided additional resources but continue to struggle in our classrooms and have become frustrated. What do we do with these students? I feel that we need to develop other skills that are achievable and where they can experience success before they will attempt to learn what is required in the curriculum. They need to feel that who they are is important to society. They need to develop a sense of pride in knowing they could master the traditional skills of their ancestors. Once they can master some of the survival skills and when they begin to feel important, they might be prepared to learn in our classes.Our school has tried incorporating many activities in our school to promote Aboriginal contents and perspectives in the lives of our students.These are my grade two students checking the fish net during our overnight camping trip. They are learning the survival skills of their ancestors because fish was one of the main sources of food. They learn some of the traditional fishing methods but with modern tools that are available it is easier to catch fish. Once they retrieve the fish, the students help to prepare it for supper.=