History books

I am learning about decolonizing research methodologies, or at least trying to. It is an interesting process when I wade through the layers of rage that holds things at arms reach. I have not suffered enough and am not oppressed enough to earn the badge of the Insider. That is  a strange sensation and I observe it, without being voyeuristic. It's me looking at me after all.  Where's the thrill of that?

So I just go back to what I have to do as a critical thinker and work in the space between theory and practice. Before starting with text books, I wanted to get my students to look at what is available in their school library. So off they went to bring books to read and share. I also posted websites that were on the prescribed portal. 

One student was busy working through his reading assessment and he went today.

He came back with a picture book: India and Sri Lanka.

I just smiled and kept on learning.