Nov 07, 2016 15:46
Aboriginal people view time differently than European Canadians. Things like watching the clock, and finishing things in a certain time frame are not Aboriginal practices. There are many Indian languages that don't even have a word for "time."
"The Indian tells me, time is with us. Life should be easy going, with little pressure. Things should be done when they need to be done. Exactness of time is of little importance. When an activity should be done is better determined by when the thing that precedes it is completed or when circumstances are right than by what the clock says."
Hankes, Judith Elaine & Fast, Gerald R. Investigating the Correspondence between Native American Pedagogy and Constructivist-Based Instruction.
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