Douglass Guided Reading Response by https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x Post responses to the following guided reading questions: organize your posts around each topic. You will need to scroll. en-us 2016-12-11 21:51:01 UTC 2025-10-31 19:39:11 UTC hello@padlet.com Ms. Gabert: p. 277 Suggestions for Writing #1 gabert https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143020761 Choose one of the many questions in this prompt and provide your response.]]> 2016-12-11 21:52:57 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143020761 Ms. Gabert: p. 277 Suggestions for Writing #2 gabert https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143020807 Answer this prompt as instructed.]]> 2016-12-11 21:53:46 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143020807 Ms. Gabert: p. 277 Suggestions for Writing #3 gabert https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143020840 Answer this prompt as instructed]]> 2016-12-11 21:54:19 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143020840 Ignorance is bliss frickeabigail https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143732981 "As to himself, it could do him no good, but a great deal of harm. It would make him discontented and unhappy." (P3) If one is uneducated they don't know what they don't have, as well as the fact that you can't 'unknow' something. As for how the lack of eduction affect ones sense of self, I personally believe it affects ones sense of self by affecting ones self worth. Every one is constantly being judged by how smart they are or how educated they are. People who lack education are excluded from things such as jobs and programs. Whether it is morally right or not, people who are educated are worth more than those who are not.]]> 2016-12-14 20:56:24 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143732981 ellismallory https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143735238 Part of what separated a slave from his master is the level of education each had received. Once slaves begin to learn, they will begin to rebel because they see even less of a difference between themselves and their masters. Therefore, keeping the slaves uneducated, or only educated enough to execute their prescribed tasks, solely benefits the oppressive society.]]> 2016-12-14 21:11:44 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143735238 curtisriley https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143735765 Owners believe that since slaves are only educated in how to farm, manage animals and work in fields that is a black slave was literate would further their understanding that there is more to life then just those jobs. Owners would be forced to remove that slave because of the simple fact that the slaves have knowledge of what more could be done in ones life. This causes a threat to masters and the thought of mutiny. ]]> 2016-12-14 21:16:09 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143735765 jaegerholly https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143735817 On page 266, Mr. Auld states that, "He would at once become unmanageable, and of no value to his master. As to himself, it will do him no good, but a great deal of harm. It would make him discontented and unhappy" (Douglass). In this society, slaves are supposed to know how to do the stereotypical "slave" ideals: which is agriculture  work, work around the house, etc. If slaves were to get a small portion of education, the owners would be upset because the slaves could end up smarter than them; and if their slaves are smarter than them, then they "are of no value" to other owners. If slaves are smarter than their owners, then the owners do not have power over their slaves.]]> 2016-12-14 21:16:33 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143735817 Oppressive society benefiting from not educating slaves. burnsrachel https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143736772 Slave owners didn't want slaves educated because they were afraid, plain and simple. The slave owners believed that if a slave learned to read and/or write, then they would become "unsafe". To the white man, slaves were a wild species that had to be tamed. However, even if a slave was able to be tamed, if he received any little bit of freedom or the knowledge of freedom, then his wild instinct would lash out and he would become unstoppable. In reality, the white man saw the black man as a threat to his power and existence.]]> 2016-12-14 21:23:51 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143736772 laurencemegan https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143736936 Douglass' simple education stoked the fire of rebellion. His beginning knowledge gave him a conscience to understand the social divide between him and his masters, as being literate is the fine line which separated classes in that day in age. By learning of that divide, Douglass immediately wanted to destroy the divide, saying, "What he most dreaded, I most desired," (267)

]]> 2016-12-14 21:25:15 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143736936 Alexie and Douglass frickeabigail https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143743157 Both Alexie and Douglass's essays focus on the effect of reading on general education. For both, reading was a gateway into education. The mere idea of reading had them challenge themselves to be their own teachers and educate themselves. Both also fought "the norm," Alexie with Native Americans and Douglass with African Americans. Without the skill of reading, it would be nearly impossible to succeed in general eduction, especially what is considered modern general education, but to truly answer this question, we need to know what "general education" is defined as.]]> 2016-12-14 22:14:54 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143743157 Why did their eduction fail slave owners? frickeabigail https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143747308 according to this website that I have chosen to trust (https://www3.nd.edu/~rbarger/www7/soucolon.html) in the 1800's the south didn't have a whole lot of public education because the southern states just didn't fund it yet, so a lot of the southern children were taught by their parents. Since the bible was abundant and considered it was similar to a text book to kids and the bible condoned slavery and labeled slaves as property instead of human. "When a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod so hard that the slave dies under his hand, he shall be punished.  If, however, the slave survives for a day or two, he is not to be punished, since the slave is his own property. " (Exodus 21:20-21) Because this is all the slave owners had access to and it was all they new since it was what their grandparents were taught and what there parents were taught and what they were taught as a child.]]> 2016-12-14 22:59:29 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143747308 frickeabigail https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143748179 This wallpaper is making me dizzy!]]> 2016-12-14 23:15:40 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143748179 Why did slaveholders ignore tenets of liberty and freedom as well as humanism and equality in their treatment of their slaves? tiffanyalexis https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143755402 Thomas Jefferson, who helped author  the Constitution,  wrote "All men are created equal." But Jefferson set an example of not treating all men equal. He held slaves when he wrote these words. 
Since, as Abbi pointed out, there wasn't much funding for public schools in the South, citizens would lead their lives by example and what they heard through news spreading when people talked. The hypocrisy of Jefferson continuing to have slaves while writing that "all men are created equal" made it seem as though People who do treat slaves as inferior was okay because a founding father was doing the same thing. That left people with only the Bible to seek guidance. There are such passages as "Slaves, obey in everything those who are your earthly masters, not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord." (Colossians 3]]> 2016-12-15 01:25:13 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143755402 Why is reading so important to education at any level? dutcherjuliana https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143755717 When a person begins to read, they begin to understand a deeper meaning of life. They attain different perspectives than the ones they are already used to hearing. Reading allows people to have many more independent thoughts. For Douglass, because he was taught to read, and then that privilege was taken away, his desire to comprehend text and to write his own was heightened because it was a forbidden act. It helped him to see his world for what it really was and/or what it should be. "Anything, no matter what, to get rid of thinking! it was the everlasting thinking of my condition that tormented me...The silver trump of freedom had roused my soul to eternal wakefulness." (pg. 270) Instead of entertaining a mind through visual stimuli, reading allows the mind to wander and make its own assumptions while also getting insight into a world it has never before known.]]> 2016-12-15 01:31:56 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143755717 Why would reading take on such importance on Douglass's life? weitzgunnar https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143756499 Why wouldn't it? I could only ever even think about imaging how astronomically challenging it was to be a slave. Anything and everything a slave could do to get them out of there position I would guarantee they would take advantage. One way to do that and escape the grasp of slaveowners had on the slaves was to have the ability to be literate. Also it was a way to represent the other slaves to be a rights activist. He states, " In moments of agony, I envied my fellow- slaves for their stupidity." (pg. 270)]]> 2016-12-15 01:45:36 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143756499 brucknercassandra https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143756789 Reading took a great importance in Douglass' life because it was his heavenly freedom from the hell of slavery. As Mr. Auld's said,"If you give a nigger an inch, he will take an ell...if you teach that nigger how to read, there would be no keeping him...he would at once become unmanageable"(pg266). Mr. Auld's gave him his ticket to freedom and he grabbed it and taught himself further how to read.]]> 2016-12-15 01:50:39 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143756789 Why did slaveholders ignore tenets of liberty and freedom as well as humanism and equality in their treatment of their slaves? weitzgunnar https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143757169 Slaveholders were not only clueless of the actions that they had against their slaves and how unjust it was to hold them captive and treat them as if they were nothing, but they needed them to carry out the actions they could not preform to be "successful" in life.

I feel that this question could relate to today in that in America there is obviously a inequality of race in the society. I'm not saying it is as catastrophic Has slavery but it is still a huge issue in today's world. How are we, as a society, treating others for the betterment of the world? ]]> 2016-12-15 01:58:11 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143757169 Why is reading so important to education at any level? drewryjames https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143757317 Reading is important because it's the best way for people to be exposed to new ideas. By simply being able to read, one has an endless amounts of things to be learned. When someone doesn't know how to read, the ideas they area exposed to are much more limited, especially in the case of a slave that is oppressed. Education includes learning new things, and without reading, there is a much smaller amount of things to be learned.  ]]> 2016-12-15 02:01:09 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143757317 brucknercassandra https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143757541 "A city slave is almost a freeman, compared with a slave on the plantation"(pg 267). Would this be because when people cluster together they get to go to church more frequently and easily and that makes them feel slightly bad for having slaves?]]> 2016-12-15 02:05:49 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143757541 Why did their education fail slaveholders? drewryjames https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143757581 While it may be true that many slaveholders genuinely believed that blacks were inferior to whites and deserved to be enslaved, there were also a significant amount who may not have believed that, and simply exploited slavery for profit. It was incredibly cost-efficient to have slaves rather than hire people. Yes, while there was poor education available in the South at the time, slaves were expensive, and many poor whites couldn't afford them. The richer whites generally tended to be better educated, and as a result, more likely to realize the toll of slavery. According to an organization Called Free the Slaves, the average slave cost in 1850 was equivalent to $40,000 today. Only richer, better educated whites would be able to afford that.]]> 2016-12-15 02:06:39 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143757581 ? weitzgunnar https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143757687 What does having a literary sense have anything to do on having a sense of oneself? The only thing that I could compose on this is that having an education on business to have a sense of what to do with  the money someone had at that time. But even saying that, it confuses me on how the author of A World of Ideas  could make a question like this and question the feelings of a slave at that time.]]> 2016-12-15 02:09:09 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143757687 How does a lack of education affect one's sense of self? tiffanyalexis https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143757706 "It had given me a view of my wretched condition, without the remedy." (Para 10)
Douglass describes how when he started reading Sheridan, he understood the predicament he was in as a slave. But even with his knowledge of reading, there was no way for him to get out in that current situation. The same goes for during the Depression, even if they had an education, there may not be any solving the problems that people faced. To me this would just be confusing and not knowing what to do would cause a lot of doubt.]]> 2016-12-15 02:09:36 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143757706 How would the lack of education have affected a slave's judgement? drewryjames https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143757971 Education helps build the idea that everyone's life has value. As Hugh Auld said, "If you give a ****** an inch, he'll take an ell." However, this is true for anybody. If someone has been told their entire life that they are inferior and deserve to be treated like an animal, they are likely to end up at least partially believing it. Suddenly, when they are exposed to a world of ideas, including ones that say they are just as valuable as any other person, they're likely to shed those beliefs. They'll realize that they are being treated unjustly, and that any argument that might exist for keeping them enslaved is invalid.]]> 2016-12-15 02:15:14 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143757971 brucknercassandra https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143758009 Although I do agree that some slaves might have had it better off being a slave than a freeman during the Depression, but that doesn't mean that it's true for every freed slave or even the majority of them, although Douglass himself even says,"She had bread for the hungry, clothes for the naked, and comfort for every mourner that came within her reach"(pg 268), so people can have their own opinion on the subject. I also have to reject the idea that a lack of education affects one's sense of self due to the fact that education is a progression that enhances the understanding of the world but not oneself. Education is just a way to have power over others.]]> 2016-12-15 02:16:04 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143758009 dutcherjuliana https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143758071 Many people in a small society, such as the one douglass had lived, lead their lives by example instead of what they truly believed. They people saw it as more important to conform and be accepted than to express their true thought and feelings and be ridiculed and maybe shunned for their differing views. In these small societies, conformity was a large part of how their culture worked. For example, they lived their lives based off of the bible because Christianity was the most popular religion. there are many versus in the bible concerning slavery but one stood out to me. "Masters, treat your slaves justly and fairly, knowing that you also have a master in heaven."(Colossians 4:1) Many of the white citizens chose to ignore these tupes of versus because they felt they were able to treat their slaves any way they wanted because, as Lexie had said, they saw that a founding father still held slaves and they led their lives not by what they individually felt was right, but by the example set by the "superiors". ]]> 2016-12-15 02:17:09 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143758071 dutcherjuliana https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143758561 Because many slaves were not able to read, they could only depend on the thoughts and actions their masters showed along with the stereotypes that were placed upon them from before birth. The reason that slaves might have felt that they were treated better within slavery is because that is where they were expected and accepted. That was the place that they knew (or had been "taught") that they belonged. They dint know there were any other possibilities than those of being a slave and being unhappy. "Learning would spoil the best nigger...it would do him no good, but a great deal of harm. It would make him discontented and unhappy." pg. 266. As Abbi had previously said, "ignorance is bliss". With the ability to read, a slave would have the ability to compare themselves to others regarding education. One's sense of self would most likely not be affected with a lack of education because they would never know what they were lacking.]]> 2016-12-15 02:27:14 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143758561 Why would an oppressive society benefit from preventing its slaves from learning to read? tiffanyalexis https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143759561 "She was nevertheless--a slave for life--a slave in the hands of strangers; and in their hands she saw her children, her grandchildren, and her great-grandchildren, divided, like so many sheep, without being gratified with the small privilege of a single word, as to their or her own destiny." (Para 18)
A society would benefit because without learning to read, slaves would only be able to do the select jobs they were taught or what they already know. His Grandmother is an example of this.]]> 2016-12-15 02:50:03 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143759561 Why did their education fail slaveholders? ellismallory https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143761652 I think that the slaveholders just got too greedy, power-hungry, and lazy. In today's society, at least, one of the main ideas of education is to prepare one for their future job. But if they didn't need school to train them for their job, why attend? Why waste time at school learning when you can be at home and making money? They were too obsessed with making money to bother to learn and didn't want their slaves to learn either in case of rebellion. ]]> 2016-12-15 03:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143761652 Why would reading take on such importance in Douglass's life? schmidtkatherine https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143763376 After learning to read, Douglass found that he could now discover a new view on the world that only solidifies his belief that slavery is wrong. This new discovery only festers in his brain filling his every waking moment because he begins to question his entire existence. His entire life is built upon slavery, and the introduction of the outside abolitionists shakes the foundation of his entire life. Not only this, but he now has hope for a different tomorrow, a tomorrow where he doesn't wake up to slavery and the endless whip, though Douglass was fortunate enough to not know the whip very much. This hope stems directly from the abolitionist writing he has read, which are solely due to the fact that he can read. Because of his ability to read, Douglass could have a glimpse of hope for the future, causing reading to be a center focus of his life. ]]> 2016-12-15 04:06:25 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143763376 Why did their education fail slaveholders? schmidtkatherine https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143763830 Quite frankly, it wasn't the education that failed, but the moral compass. With a traditional magnetic compass, the arrow will point towards magnetic north based on where the magnetic field is. However, if you place a large enough magnet nearby, the compass will change and no longer point north. In this case, the gigantic magnet was money. Humans, as a general rule, are greedy. We seek to be the best -- the richest, the smartest, the most popular -- and are, in many cases, willing to do many things in order to succeed in life. And during the 1700-1800's, slavery was just a stepping stone to success. Few people stopped to consider their moral compass when confronted with slavery, and even fewer actually acted to correct their altered compass. And to contribute to the problem, slavery was socially acceptable and expected in almost every facet of Southern society. The education of the slaveholders may have been fantastic, but it takes a strong commitment to find and move that magnet while being countered by society and the consuming need to succeed.]]> 2016-12-15 04:16:00 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143763830 How would the lack of an education that included reading have affected a slave's judgement of his or her own well-being ellismallory https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143765431 To start, it'd let the slaves read other people's experiences and compare them to their own. Doing so would help them realize just how badly they're being treated and may give them ideas to fight back. In addition, it would help them realize how few differences there actually are between themselves and their masters. ]]> 2016-12-15 04:52:18 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143765431 Why did education fail slave holders? curtisriley https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143867432 It was believed that literacy was incompatible with the idea of slavery. Education could ultimately lead to its downfall through rebellion and educated African Americans demanding the same rights that white Americans endured. ]]> 2016-12-15 15:36:41 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143867432 jaegerholly https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143887805 I believe education failed slaveholders because if the slave owners did not have an education, (in which quite a few didn't) they did not know the negative effects of having a slave; and if their slaves were to obtain an education, they are more powerful than the slave owners. The educational slave owners understood the good and the bad about slavery, although some of them still kept their slaves.]]> 2016-12-15 16:36:29 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143887805 jaegerholly https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143890357 One thing that would affect a slave's judgement of their own well being is the ability to be able to argue their unjust. If a slave were to learn how to read and write, they will argue with the slave owners on everything that is wrong. I believe that a lack of education would not have affected this, however, because an education is something that you obtain, not something that you are born with. Education is a progress, no one is technically born with it.]]> 2016-12-15 16:43:56 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143890357 How does lack of education affect one's sense of self? curtisriley https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143905020 I believe that till this day still people are being looked upon whether a person is considered smart, or dumb. I strongly disagree with this statement because just because a person is great at reading doesn't mean they would be good at other activities like farming or vice versa. A person intelligence should not be based on just one idea but rather what a person is doing to be successful. When slaves were freed, they only knew how to do the one task they have been assigned for so many years before. Their lack of education doesn't categorize their intelligence. ]]> 2016-12-15 17:34:04 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143905020 Why would an oppressive society benefit from preventing its saves from learning to read? elaminreham https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143908208 Much like how the parents of a young child continue to keep children in the dark about the evils of life, slave owners prefer to keep their slaves in the dark about the good that can be in their life. The oppressive society knows that once a slave sees the possibilities that can come from an education, that slave will be unwilling to continue their work. ]]> 2016-12-15 17:43:32 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143908208 Why did they ignore the tenants of liberty and freedom, as well as humanism and equality in their treatment of their slaves? Why did their education fail slaveholders? elaminreham https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143913747 The education of slaveholders was limited in that they were educated in the literal sense of the word but their moral education was lacking. If the slaveholder's education did not fail them then the slaveholders would have known enough to not introduce slavery to society in the first place.]]> 2016-12-15 18:02:26 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143913747 How would lack of an education that included reading have affected a slave's judgement of his or her well-being? elaminreham https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143920820 It would not have affected their knowledge of their well-being because they would be aware of how they feel. The only thing education would have changed is their views on the possibility of getting of getting a better life.]]> 2016-12-15 18:26:16 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143920820 Why did their education fail slaveholders? burnsrachel https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143928725 As I stated in my answer to #1, the reason that slave owners would not allow their slaves to become educated, and ignored the humanism, and equality that all people deserve, is because they felt that their livelihood was threatened by black people. Slave owners believed that slaves would become dangerous if educated. Because of this assumption, which in my opinion was rational since, hello! you are holding people in your possession by threats, they do not want to serve you for the rest of their lives of course they are going to rebel if given the chance. Anyway, because the owners assumed that the slaves would rebel many decided to keep and treat their slaves like animals if not worse, therefore ignoring education.]]> 2016-12-15 18:54:36 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143928725 How would a lack of education affect a slaves judgement of his or her own well being? burnsrachel https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143946780 Douglass himself stated in paragraph 11 that at times he felt that he would have been better off unable to read and write than to be able to. He felt this way because once he learned how to read and write, he was able to better understand what freedom fully encompassed and what, at that time, he figured he would never be able to have.
Douglass also states that when the property, including the slaves, were being divided between Mrs. Lucretia and Mr. Andrew, he felt a worse sense of dread than many of the other slaves. Part of this reasoning correlates with Baldwin's idea that education comes not only in the form of a regimented classroom curriculum, rather it occurs almost as often in society and experience. Douglass had a deeper sense of dread because he had had the experience of having relatively 'kind' masters. He had never had a truly horrible master that had beat him day in and day out. For these other slaves, it would be more of the same. The beatings and pain would be nothing more than their current daily experiences. The knowledge that Douglass had gained from both reading and personal experience had made him realize that, despite the hatred he felt towards his slave owners, there was always the threat of something worse, whereas these people who had the worst lives and slave owners had no where to go in life but up.]]> 2016-12-15 19:59:06 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143946780 Reading? intrepidiethan https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143956210 Reading isn't required to perform tasks such as picking cotton or eating. Reading could possibly have no need in a slaves life as a slave. No slave needs to read books in their spare time, their spare time is simply eating or more work.]]> 2016-12-15 20:48:50 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143956210 laurencemegan https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143956244 I believe the simple factor that prevented slaveholders from treating African Americans as the Bible taught is the fact that slaves were viewed as property, not people. All the rights and liberties of citizens did not count for slaves because they simply weren't considered to be real people. In fact, in the movie Lincoln, the main upset in Congress was the fact that a congressman said he believed that black people were in fact people, and were equal under the law.]]> 2016-12-15 20:48:59 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143956244 Slaveholders. intrepidiethan https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143956831 Slaves to slave owners were simply an appliance in their eyes. They could buy it at a store, give it it's required fuel for them to run and they did not need extra add-ons. In the eyes of a slave holder a slave was simply a calculator they did not need to program.]]> 2016-12-15 20:52:42 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143956831 laurencemegan https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143956849 I believe this question may have to do with context. The example of freed slaves in the 1930s saying life was better in slavery could easily have to do with the fact that the only life they knew outside of slavery was the Great Depression, one of the arguably worst periods of American History. I also think that a sort of brainwashing may have come over the freed slaves. People like familiarity, and will often be much more open to a bad sameness then a new possibility of goodness. Change is so often associated with bad that we do not want to know anything other than what we know now.]]> 2016-12-15 20:52:50 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143956849 Is it good? intrepidiethan https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143957412 Of course something is good when all you know as your purpose in life is to appreciate what you have and have no other opinion. A slave is thought of as a cog in the plantation machine, whether it is well oiled or not is decided by the plantation owner. A slave percieves itself only as it's owner see's them. If maybe an outside source that this cog may fit into is required to do a task but ir still remembers what it was supposed to do.]]> 2016-12-15 20:57:04 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143957412 Why would an oppressive society benefit from preventing its slaves from learning to read? thompsonlauren https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143957938
When people learn how to read, they become more understanding of what is around them. They have a larger knowledge cloud and a larger vocabulary. They may learn more about the world around them, learn more about humanity in general. When a person becomes more aware of their surroundings and the possibilities the world holds, they are more likely to question what they have. So, because reading would make slaves more educated about what could be better, the slaves may not cooperate as well.

]]> 2016-12-15 21:00:56 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143957938 thompsonlauren https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143958146 Even though most people know right from wrong, sometimes the selfish aspects of life get in the way. In the slave owners case, they want work to get done so that they get money. They sacrifice their own morality in order to benefit themselves monetarily. 


]]> 2016-12-15 21:02:25 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143958146 thompsonlauren https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143958220 Sure the slaves might not have had full experience in all different classes of society, but that doesn't mean he doesn't know if he is living well. To some extent it does, but you don't need to be literate to know basic things such as if you have water or food. Although they can judge their basic human needs, without reading and education they may not know what exactly they are missing. The slaves might know that things can get better, but not to the extent. They may not realize their full potential and the possibilities of life, but they can tell if they are living in a survivable way.




]]> 2016-12-15 21:02:52 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/143958220 Literacy of Slaves https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/144195705 1. In stating that Mrs. Auld Possesses,"the fatal poison of irresponsible power," he means that]]> 2016-12-18 00:39:23 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/144195705 Why is reading so important to education at any level? hintzcarley https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/144249711 Reading is important at any level of education. By being able to read, more complex ideas can be understood and interpreted and reading exposes people to new ideas. Reading is essential to daily life, even the simplest of reading; Reading is required for many things, such as cooking when using a recipe, being able to drive a car, and to be able to order food off a menu at a restaurant. Without reading daily tasks that we seem to find simple, would be difficult you could not read. Reading allows us to learn new ideas and information that we may not have known before. ]]> 2016-12-19 00:21:01 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/144249711 hintzcarley https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/144250740 I think the slaveholders did not educate their slaves, because they would then realize how inhumane they were being treated. Therefore, if they were educated they would realize it and could rebel. This comes across as threatening to the whites and the owners of the slaves. The salve holders are educated, however not morally educated. If they were morally educated, they would not treat these slaves this horribly or even have slaves at all. They think this is okay and morally correct because everyone around them is doing the same thing. This is not only seen when there were slaves, but in our everyday lives also. People follow what others do even if they think it may be not morally correct because by doing it they have power, which is what slaveholders wanted. ]]> 2016-12-19 00:50:24 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/144250740 hintzcarley https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/144251042 Lack of education within slaves may cause them to feel inferior compared to those who are more educated. Also, this makes them more vulnerable to be taken advantage of. That is seen in our society today, the 'dumb' people are the easy ones to take advantage of because they may not realize what is going on at the time. However, to be successful, you do not need to be book smart. Some of the smartest and most successful people do not have lots of education. The slaves were very successful as farmers, and doing hands on work. They possess the skills to be successful in this field of work. Someone who may be education with a masters degree, may not be able to do the same skills in manual labor as well as the slaves. Therefore the slaves are educated in a different field of work. To be successful at a task, you need the right education. ]]> 2016-12-19 01:01:02 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/144251042 #1 mullenkieran https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/144405814 A society with slavery would benefit by not teaching the slaves because of a few reasons... First, a slave, once taught is, "Unfit to be a slave." If a slave was educated then they would have value to society, something a slave isn't supposed to have or be. Education is acceptable to slaves only when it helps them preform their tasks but not when it helps them achieve the "treachous" thoughts of freedom. Reading was important to Douglas because it showed him a way out. Reading is such an important education level because it is the gateway to knowledge.]]> 2016-12-20 02:13:33 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/144405814 #2 mullenkieran https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/144406046 Despite knowing The Bible or only being acquainted with it they disregarded it because they simply did not view the slaves as people. The government set this up by not recognizing them or Native Americans as citizens of the United States. When educated on human and civil rights, the slave masters would be "ruined" because they would no longer have the brutally and edge required to keep their slaves in line and at peak efficiency.]]> 2016-12-20 02:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/144406046 #3 mullenkieran https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/144406203 The slaves judged their well being by having food, work, and a place to sleep. If a slave owner wanted healthy, productive slaves they had to keep them well fed. In the Great Depression food, work, and housing could have been very hard for them to find and impossible for some. The uneducated have a sense of self worth only by what they know and how they compare themselves to other. This would mean that perceptions would vary individually.]]> 2016-12-20 02:25:40 UTC https://padlet.com/gabert/pikoq56z8n9x/wish/144406203