This week in Language Arts we've been learning about residential schools. I also heard the story of Shirley Stirling. Shirley Stirling was only a young girl when she was taken to the residential school. It was a hard experience for her because she was taken away from her family and her belongings were taken away. In residential schools, the children didn't really learn anything and they were just used for manual labour. Many of the children in the residential schools died of tuberculosis. Residential schools started when europeans thought that indians were unclean and filthy so they decided to kill all the tribes to get rid of them. One man stepped up and said that instead of killing them, they should create schools where they can learn to be civilized. This week I have learned that residential schools were a cruel and unnecessary.
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