- What is something you were interested in when you were a kid? Are you still interested in that topic? How did asking questions help you learn more about that topic?
- If so, how has your curiosity changed and grown over the years? And what role did the educational system play in your curiosity (good or bad)?
- If you are not interested in this topic anymore, what do you think happened to that interest? Do you remember the specific time you LOST interest? What did you become interested in instead (and why?)
Author: Andrew Stone
HW due 10/11, before class
READ AND ANNOTATE: âA Talk to Teachersâ by James Baldwin.Â
 WRITE:  Blog Post (at least 250 words) responding to the prompt below.
In âA Talk to Teachers,â James Baldwin writes:Â Â
I would try to make [the student] know that just as American history is longer, larger, more various, more beautiful and more terrible than anything anyone has ever said about it, so is the world larger, more daring, more beautiful and more terrible, but principally larger â and that it belongs to him. I would teach him that he doesnât have to be bound by the expediencies of any given administration, any given policy, any given morality; that he has the right and the necessity to examine everything.Â
First of all, what do you think of what James Baldwin was saying? What do you think he means when he says âthe world is larger?â
Secondly, what do you think you have the ânecessityâ to examine, or the obligation to learn more about? To put it another way: what do you wish had been taught to you in school that wasnât? Why do you want to know about these topics?
Category: Unit 2
Checking In Before Class Tomorrow
Hey everyone,
Hope you enjoyed the long hiatus. I just wanted to check in before we meet tomorrow.
Since we’ve had a little breather, I expect everyone to come to class tomorrow having read over the Unit 2 assignment. We will go over the assignment and discuss any questions you may have. We will also be doing some in-class writing, so (as you always should) bring a pen/pencil and your notebooks.
Take care and see you tomorrow!
