https://padlet.com/maryelisetopp/BaldwinDiscussion A space where teachers can talk to one another en-us 2020-07-28 22:15:12 UTC 2021-10-18 14:43:12 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f5e3.png maryelisetopp https://padlet.com/maryelisetopp/BaldwinDiscussion/wish/664505800 Thoughts of the brilliant poet Clint Smith:  https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2017/10/03/james-baldwin-talk-to-teachers ]]> 2020-07-28 23:12:26 UTC https://padlet.com/maryelisetopp/BaldwinDiscussion/wish/664505800 https://padlet.com/maryelisetopp/BaldwinDiscussion/wish/1658432527 What struck about this article was a section where it talks about how sometimes refusing to talk about a certain part of history is actually not helpful to our students. Sometimes we can see the classroom as its own "bubble" but in reality students take what they learn to their everyday lives.]]> 2021-07-22 15:40:28 UTC https://padlet.com/maryelisetopp/BaldwinDiscussion/wish/1658432527 https://padlet.com/maryelisetopp/BaldwinDiscussion/wish/1658471275 He basically says that if you do not address the issues directly, societal norms will never change. ]]> 2021-07-22 16:22:07 UTC https://padlet.com/maryelisetopp/BaldwinDiscussion/wish/1658471275 https://padlet.com/maryelisetopp/BaldwinDiscussion/wish/1658477163 He discussed the Black Experience, and he addresses the issues, and he believes in hitting it head-on at the younger levels. ]]> 2021-07-22 16:29:36 UTC https://padlet.com/maryelisetopp/BaldwinDiscussion/wish/1658477163 talaijoseph https://padlet.com/maryelisetopp/BaldwinDiscussion/wish/1663260173 2021-07-28 16:00:27 UTC https://padlet.com/maryelisetopp/BaldwinDiscussion/wish/1663260173 https://padlet.com/maryelisetopp/BaldwinDiscussion/wish/1663261730 A quote that really stood out to me was this one where Baldwin states, "effectively, almost all the doors of opportunity slammed in his face, and there are very few things he can do about it. He can more or less accept it with an absolutely inarticulate and dangerous rage inside—all the more dangerous because it is never expressed." This quote speaks volumes in todays society, of which now we have expressed the rage to where we can no longer contain until change is made and opportunities are opened.  ]]> 2021-07-28 16:02:46 UTC https://padlet.com/maryelisetopp/BaldwinDiscussion/wish/1663261730 talaijoseph https://padlet.com/maryelisetopp/BaldwinDiscussion/wish/1663264961 Our obligations as educators is to entrust in our students the abilities to create conscious citizens who are vocal about reexamining their society. We want students to be independent thinkers and to express their ways in education.]]> 2021-07-28 16:07:34 UTC https://padlet.com/maryelisetopp/BaldwinDiscussion/wish/1663264961 https://padlet.com/maryelisetopp/BaldwinDiscussion/wish/1663265727 When people are afraid to speak against what is wrong ]]> 2021-07-28 16:08:43 UTC https://padlet.com/maryelisetopp/BaldwinDiscussion/wish/1663265727 https://padlet.com/maryelisetopp/BaldwinDiscussion/wish/1663268509 What struck me is that, yes, some things have changed in America, but there is an obvious resistance to that change, at all levels of government. It's our job as educators to foster an atmosphere that questions the status quo and enables critical thinking and recognition of the current state of our society, and then enable them to work toward that change together.]]> 2021-07-28 16:12:40 UTC https://padlet.com/maryelisetopp/BaldwinDiscussion/wish/1663268509 https://padlet.com/maryelisetopp/BaldwinDiscussion/wish/1663273892 When Baldwin stated, "the purpose of education is to create in a person the ability to look at the world for himself, to make his own decisions..." because society thinks otherwise and if you do not obey the rules of society and what they believe rather than what you have the right to believe or fight against then you are in the wrong. ]]> 2021-07-28 16:20:08 UTC https://padlet.com/maryelisetopp/BaldwinDiscussion/wish/1663273892 https://padlet.com/maryelisetopp/BaldwinDiscussion/wish/1663277534 He believes that society needs to target at the younger levels to make change. Schools are very important.]]> 2021-07-28 16:23:45 UTC https://padlet.com/maryelisetopp/BaldwinDiscussion/wish/1663277534 https://padlet.com/maryelisetopp/BaldwinDiscussion/wish/1663281127 When Baldwin stated, "if you're compelled to lie about one aspect of anybody's history, you must lie about it all." I think the quote speaks for itself with recent policy decisions in TX. ]]> 2021-07-28 16:28:33 UTC https://padlet.com/maryelisetopp/BaldwinDiscussion/wish/1663281127 https://padlet.com/maryelisetopp/BaldwinDiscussion/wish/1663281422 What stood out to me is when Baldwin mentions that lying, omitting the complete truth, or sugarcoating the truth infantilizes students up to and throughout their adulthood. We would do a disservice to our students by incorrectly explaining to them our history. By explaining the truth and actively fighting against the racist institutions, we can build a generation that will also acknowledge and work against our racist society.]]> 2021-07-28 16:29:01 UTC https://padlet.com/maryelisetopp/BaldwinDiscussion/wish/1663281422 https://padlet.com/maryelisetopp/BaldwinDiscussion/wish/1663283495 One thing that stood out to me was how he pointed out that teaching real history would not only liberate black students, but white ones as well. When people learn their true history they can embrace their identity and connect with the curriculum. If white students were taught the truth of their history, I'm sure there would be less of them with arms crossed saying there is nothing they can do.]]> 2021-07-28 16:32:33 UTC https://padlet.com/maryelisetopp/BaldwinDiscussion/wish/1663283495 https://padlet.com/maryelisetopp/BaldwinDiscussion/wish/1663284426 2021-07-28 16:34:00 UTC https://padlet.com/maryelisetopp/BaldwinDiscussion/wish/1663284426 https://padlet.com/maryelisetopp/BaldwinDiscussion/wish/1663285176

]]> 2021-07-28 16:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/maryelisetopp/BaldwinDiscussion/wish/1663285176 https://padlet.com/maryelisetopp/BaldwinDiscussion/wish/1663290920 2021-07-28 16:44:25 UTC https://padlet.com/maryelisetopp/BaldwinDiscussion/wish/1663290920 https://padlet.com/maryelisetopp/BaldwinDiscussion/wish/1663294093 Reading Baldwin's speech was eye-opening and hard to swallow. He was so hyper-aware of the injustices that America deals to black and brown communities. And his words are all too relevant now, which is absurd that we are still facing these same problems.]]> 2021-07-28 16:49:26 UTC https://padlet.com/maryelisetopp/BaldwinDiscussion/wish/1663294093 https://padlet.com/maryelisetopp/BaldwinDiscussion/wish/1663313459 2021-07-28 17:19:11 UTC https://padlet.com/maryelisetopp/BaldwinDiscussion/wish/1663313459 https://padlet.com/maryelisetopp/BaldwinDiscussion/wish/1663339393 2021-07-28 18:02:11 UTC https://padlet.com/maryelisetopp/BaldwinDiscussion/wish/1663339393 https://padlet.com/maryelisetopp/BaldwinDiscussion/wish/1663342240 2021-07-28 18:07:12 UTC https://padlet.com/maryelisetopp/BaldwinDiscussion/wish/1663342240