ABSTRACT
Einstein believed that the highest purpose of education was to do service for the community. This emphasis is the hallmark of indigenous education. In spite of rigorous efforts by a number of academics to discredit genuine accomplishments and potential contributions of indigenous worldviews and philosophy, many others have endorsed the relevance and importance of them for a healthful future. A short list of the scholars would include, in addition to many indigenous researchers, such non-Indian notables as Patrick Slattery, Parker Palmer, Edward DeRoche, Noam Chomsky, Chet Bowers, Thom Hartmann, Ron Miller, Larry Bendtro, Lenneal Henderson, and David Gabbard. What is it that these educators recognize as important and applicable for modern-day education, and how might indigenous pedagogy counter the harm done by the neoliberal paradigm? For starters, consider the generalized differences between typical Western values and typical indigenous ones and think about which ones are more likely to support the neoliberal agenda in terms of pedagogical applications.
