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This 4 page paper summarizes and assesses the texts of "Well, I rest my case" by Jackie Higgins, looking at the issues it incorporates and critiquing the content. The challenges faced by Higgins, and those which may face students are considered in the social context of aboriginal education in Australia. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
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Torres Islander1 students that are embarking on tertiary education. Higgins returned to university to study for a degree as a mature student and had the benefit of life experience as
well as family support; the article demonstrates the difficulties faced by many black students in education, and the discrimination that is faced due to the inherently white system. Higgins suffered
inequality as a result of background, social stereotypes and assumptions and a system that was biased towards the white European. However, despite the challenges she has been able to succeed
and uses her story to motivate other aboriginal tertiary education. However, while reading the article one may also realise that while the points raised are valid and the experiences are
genuine there are also indications of contradictions with Higgins also struggling with assumptions and stereotyping. The article starts with a positive experience, which also shows the internal conflict Higgins was
facing. When, in 1964, a teacher told the class that the aboriginal people where the first Australians Higgins states she felt pride when she was singled out and asked to
stand up, but at the same time she also reports feeing shame. The first issue of concern may be why there was any hint of shame mixed in with the
pride. In some way Higgins already felt different, otherwise she would not have felt this conflict. These conflicting feelings may have theor roots in the historical treatment of the
aboriginal people which has sought to deprive them of their heritage. The policy of assimilation, which became official policy in 1951 but was seen throughout much of the twentieth century,
communicated a message that the Aboriginal culture was inferior and savage, and those who were part of that culture should be changed (Ekermann, 1999). This was a state strategy which
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