“That we live together in trust and cohesion; with more faith and pride in ourselves and less hesitation; strong in the conviction that Canada's destiny is to unite and not to divide; share in cooperation, not in separation or conflict; respect our past and embrace our future.” This quote was spoken by Lester Pearson, a former Canadian Prime Minister, who was proud to speak these true words to the entire Canadian nation. However, this did not apply to Native Indian children, who were forcibly taken from their families and land in the past. Education in Indian residential schools was not successful because most of the time they were forced to work, they were taught very few basic things, the teachers were unqualified and received low salaries, and their teaching style was based on force and violence. Many people agree that indigenous children need to be educated in school as lifestyle and technology change and improve around the world. The legacy of residential schools made national headlines as a cruel act and many Indigenous people shared their painful and bitter experiences at these residential schools with the world. Education in Indian residential schools was ineffective because most of the time, Indigenous children were forced to work hard. . Knockwood (1992) reports that because male students are strong, they are forced to spend most of the day doing agricultural work while learning very few hours of simple basic academic skills (as cited in Kiping, G. and Stout, MD, 2003). A residential school is a place to educate Indigenous children in an evolving and changing technological world, without forcing them to work as slaves. Truth and Reconciliation ...... middle of paper ...... was not successful because the teachers were not competent and there were very few of them compared to the large number of students. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (2012) states that the sisters and nuns who taught the students were not really teachers and knew very little about education other than religion (p. 35). In the past, Western teachers earned between $500 and $650. per year, while residential school teachers earned a salary of $300 (p. 36). Teachers felt less enthusiastic about devoting all their time and effort to children because of the low salaries they received. “Besides the low salaries, the workload in schools was staggering. In the 1920s at Mount Elgin there were two teachers and 148 students” (p. 36). This prevents students from receiving the necessary training and time due to the lack of teachers..