Children's Role in Early European Settler Cultures vs Indigenous Communities

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What was the most important kind of education for settler children according to the text?

Informal education

How did settler children learn to take on productive roles in the family economy?

By helping their parents with daily and seasonal tasks.

Describe the contrast in child-rearing views between early European settlers and Indigenous societies.

Harsher views of child-rearing with emphasis on obedience were common among early European settlers.

What was the main focus of settler children's education in terms of preparing them for the economy?

Training to take their place in the agricultural economy. Signup and view all the answers

How did settler girls learn skills related to women's production?

By helping mothers with tasks like cooking, baking, canning, sewing, and gardening. Signup and view all the answers

What was the role of formal schooling in the education of settler children compared to informal education?

Formal schooling was not the priority in settler children's education. Signup and view all the answers

What are two features that are generally absent in the societies considered in this lecture?

High division of labour & cash economy Signup and view all the answers

Is education ever about more than just a pathway to basic goods? Provide three examples mentioned in the text.

Yes. Education is also for learning social norms, dangers, getting along with others; for a richer interior life and making sense of the world around us; and for life of the mind/spirit including religion and spiritual practices. Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of this lecture in terms of education?

Generalizing about informal/non-institutional education. Signup and view all the answers

What principle does this course respect in terms of Indigenous and early settler societies?

The principle of difference and variation. Signup and view all the answers

What are two groups mentioned in the text to highlight variations within settler societies?

The Cree, the Wendat, the Haida; the French, the English, and the Dutch. Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of this course when discussing settler economies and family economy?

To explore general commonalities while respecting variations within the groups. Signup and view all the answers

What were the predictable, seasonal migration patterns of the indigenous people described in the text?

Summer - move towards rivers/lakes/ocean to access fish, Winter - dispersed into smaller groups inland to hunt larger game Signup and view all the answers

How did the indigenous people limit family size?

Methods for limiting family size included long periods of nursing up to 4 years and limits on sexual activity. Signup and view all the answers

What determined what children needed to learn in the indigenous communities described in the text?

Adult roles typically determined what children needed to learn. Signup and view all the answers

What was considered 'Men's work' in the indigenous communities?

'Men's work' was work that was done away from the home base, required mobility, and the ability to be absent for periods. Signup and view all the answers

What were the natural limiters on population mentioned in the text?

Malnutrition, disease, and high mortality rates, including mothers dying in childbirth. Signup and view all the answers

Why were children considered a burden in the indigenous communities described in the text?

Children were considered a burden because adults could not carry more than one small child or family while moving for game. Signup and view all the answers

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