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Educator Jack Beetson on surpassing expectations – Conversations with Richard Fidler

June 7, 2016July 28, 2017

Jack was born into an Aboriginal family in western NSW. At school, he was an outstanding student, but when he wanted to study commerce and history, he was diverted to metal work and social science subjects instead. His teacher told him: ‘Aboriginal kids just don’t do those harder subjects’. Jack rebelled against the school...

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