Posted by Asabagna
In an effort to have more focused discussions over at Afrospear, we are starting a monthly carnival with rotating topics. As I understand it, the way a carnival works is that those who wish to participate, post an essay on the topic on your blog page and forward the link to us at Afrospear@hotmail.com. We will post all the links and then have a discussion on the essays which have been submitted.
I am re-reading “The Mis-Education of the Negro” by Carter Woodson. The first edition was printed in 1933. I am stunned by how many of the issues he discussed then, appear to be relevant today…. in 2007.
It has inspired me to submit for the first topic of our monthly carnival, the issue of education with the Black/African community. Some questions to consider: Are we currently suffering from mis-education? What is your opinion and/or perspective on how our young are being educated? Are they being mis-educated and if so, what are the dynamics and results of this process of mis-education that you see? Does education have the power to change our lives and if so, do we, as a people, truly value and take advantage of that opportunity? What solutions and/or strategies do you propose to the education dilemma which is facing our community(ies)? It would be beneficial and enlightening to hear from different regions of the Diaspora and from the Motherland itself.
Please have your link submitted by Friday 31 August and the carnival date will be Monday 03 September. We also welcome your suggestions on topics you would like to see discussed here in the future.
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August 8, 2007 at 05:8 p
kameelah r.
eehhhH! i am excited about this! i have a lot to say about black folks and education. thanks for doing this
for folks that have independent, alternative schools it would be awesome to hear about that as well. even you host saturday school in your garage or under a tree–i would love to hear about it. what are we doing to supplement, (or deprogram) our youth in the non-compulsory school hours? i have been wrapped in a lot of ed theory about the importance of an illiterate society in the maintenance of capitalism and “allied” technologies of oppression…so i am interested to hear what other folks have to say about this
August 11, 2007 at 14:11 p
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