Author: Ashani Ferguson (Page 2 of 8)
For this project, my topic is why more black programs and studies should be placed in high schools. I believe this topic doesn’t receive as much attention as it should because it is apart of why the education system is failing many students, especially those of color. Since the beginning of high school, I always wondered why black studies were not taught in the education system. In history, students must learn the same stories of Christopher Columbus sailing the ocean blue, Albert Einstein helping develop the world’s first atomic bomb, and the life of Louis the thirteenth. Never once was I given the opportunity to learn about people of color and their successes in life until my freshman year of college. Learning this new information changed my views on how I see the world. I believe every student, no matter what race, should be given the opportunity to retain this information as well. In my piece, I hope to catch the attention of teachers, principals, and anyone else who plays a part in the education system because those are the only people who can make a change to this issue. As far as my project, it is going well. I believe that the use of doing a TED talk makes my points more clear to my audience. I have encountered some issues because since I’m doing a video, edits have to be made, and I am not a very good editor. However, I am proud of the way my video is turning out. I do have two clips I intend to include in my video. I have to screen record and trim them, so I know exactly where to place them. I hope that my audience finds my message as clear and not all over the place cause that would get confusing.
As of right now, I’m having a debate on if I should show my face and talk, for example, like in a ted talk video or use straight graphics. I’m leaning toward the ted talk because my topic fits that well. However, I am trying to incorporate a video source I used in my paper and a video clip from a show I previously just finished on Netflix.
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