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What was the most important kind of education for settler children according to the text?
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?
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.
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?
What was the main focus of settler children's education in terms of preparing them for the economy?
How did settler girls learn skills related to women's production?
How did settler girls learn skills related to women's production?
What was the role of formal schooling in the education of settler children compared to informal education?
What was the role of formal schooling in the education of settler children compared to informal education?
What are two features that are generally absent in the societies considered in this lecture?
What are two features that are generally absent in the societies considered in this lecture?
Is education ever about more than just a pathway to basic goods? Provide three examples mentioned in the text.
Is education ever about more than just a pathway to basic goods? Provide three examples mentioned in the text.
What is the main focus of this lecture in terms of education?
What is the main focus of this lecture in terms of education?
What principle does this course respect in terms of Indigenous and early settler societies?
What principle does this course respect in terms of Indigenous and early settler societies?
What are two groups mentioned in the text to highlight variations within settler societies?
What are two groups mentioned in the text to highlight variations within settler societies?
What is the primary focus of this course when discussing settler economies and family economy?
What is the primary focus of this course when discussing settler economies and family economy?
What were the predictable, seasonal migration patterns of the indigenous people described in the text?
What were the predictable, seasonal migration patterns of the indigenous people described in the text?
How did the indigenous people limit family size?
How did the indigenous people limit family size?
What determined what children needed to learn in the indigenous communities described in the text?
What determined what children needed to learn in the indigenous communities described in the text?
What was considered 'Men's work' in the indigenous communities?
What was considered 'Men's work' in the indigenous communities?
What were the natural limiters on population mentioned in the text?
What were the natural limiters on population mentioned in the text?
Why were children considered a burden in the indigenous communities described in the text?
Why were children considered a burden in the indigenous communities described in the text?
