https://padlet.com/stephenweisser2/ukunmi5opgk465n1 On this padlet, make a list of what the boarding school teachers or officials do against the navajo students; the effect of this action on Ned and the other students; and what traits make it easier or harder for Ned to live through this experience. en-us 2021-02-04 13:14:11 UTC 2021-03-11 19:20:15 UTC hello@padlet.com stephenweisser2 https://padlet.com/stephenweisser2/ukunmi5opgk465n1/wish/1163532242 2021-02-04 13:17:32 UTC https://padlet.com/stephenweisser2/ukunmi5opgk465n1/wish/1163532242 stephenweisser2 https://padlet.com/stephenweisser2/ukunmi5opgk465n1/wish/1163533979

Effect: deep sadness.

“But I can never forget how sad it made me feel when I learned enough English to understand what the angry, red white man… had to say about our sacred language and our whole Navajo culture” (18).

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His commitment to his family and his determination make it easier to bear:

“If anything, rather than taking my language away from me, boarding school made me more determined never to forget it” (26–27).

]]> 2021-02-04 13:19:05 UTC https://padlet.com/stephenweisser2/ukunmi5opgk465n1/wish/1163538896 https://padlet.com/stephenweisser2/ukunmi5opgk465n1/wish/1166997747 Punishing students when they spoke Navajo by putting soap in their mouth, and claiming that Navajo is "of no use at all".]]> 2021-02-05 05:35:18 UTC https://padlet.com/stephenweisser2/ukunmi5opgk465n1/wish/1166997747 david_clement1 https://padlet.com/stephenweisser2/ukunmi5opgk465n1/wish/1168009266 The boarding school teachers punished the students when they spoke Navajo because they thought that the "Navajo way was bad, and our Navajo language was the worst".]]> 2021-02-05 13:03:31 UTC https://padlet.com/stephenweisser2/ukunmi5opgk465n1/wish/1168009266 david_clement1 https://padlet.com/stephenweisser2/ukunmi5opgk465n1/wish/1168013382 Traits that make it harder for Ned Begay is his determination to hold on too his language and his family . According to the text it states "So I held on to my sacred language while learning the words and the ways of the whites. But I had no idea, even in my wildest dreams, that the very language those bilagáanaa teachers tried to erase—the way you wipe words from a
blackboard—would one day be needed by important white men."]]> 2021-02-05 13:04:00 UTC https://padlet.com/stephenweisser2/ukunmi5opgk465n1/wish/1168013382 david_clement1 https://padlet.com/stephenweisser2/ukunmi5opgk465n1/wish/1168017581 Ned's experience compares with that of boarding school ]]> 2021-02-05 13:05:27 UTC https://padlet.com/stephenweisser2/ukunmi5opgk465n1/wish/1168017581 david_clement1 https://padlet.com/stephenweisser2/ukunmi5opgk465n1/wish/1168037606 The difference between Ned's view of speaking up in class and the teacher's view of the same issue is that the teacher would pat Ned on the head as if he were a little pet monkey that had just done well at obeying a command, while Ned just thought that it was good that he was speaking up.]]> 2021-02-05 13:11:08 UTC https://padlet.com/stephenweisser2/ukunmi5opgk465n1/wish/1168037606 david_clement1 https://padlet.com/stephenweisser2/ukunmi5opgk465n1/wish/1168056228 The message that they are actually sending is that ]]> 2021-02-05 13:16:13 UTC https://padlet.com/stephenweisser2/ukunmi5opgk465n1/wish/1168056228 https://padlet.com/stephenweisser2/ukunmi5opgk465n1/wish/1168103651 The boarding teachers punished students when they spoke Navajo because the teachers hated the Navajo language very much.]]> 2021-02-05 13:28:51 UTC https://padlet.com/stephenweisser2/ukunmi5opgk465n1/wish/1168103651 https://padlet.com/stephenweisser2/ukunmi5opgk465n1/wish/1168109117 The difference between Ned view of speaking up in class and the teacher view is that his teacher would usually pat Ned on his head and treat Ned as if he was a animal that had just followed instructions, But Ned believed  that it was a good thing that he was speaking up in his class.]]> 2021-02-05 13:30:19 UTC https://padlet.com/stephenweisser2/ukunmi5opgk465n1/wish/1168109117 https://padlet.com/stephenweisser2/ukunmi5opgk465n1/wish/1168131019 The traits that makes it way harder for Ned  is his determination to hold on too his family and his language.]]> 2021-02-05 13:35:29 UTC https://padlet.com/stephenweisser2/ukunmi5opgk465n1/wish/1168131019 https://padlet.com/stephenweisser2/ukunmi5opgk465n1/wish/1182345672 The teachers punish the Navajo students in a very harsh way (cleaning out their mouth with soap). That will happen if you speak Navajo language or disobey them.]]> 2021-02-09 14:32:00 UTC https://padlet.com/stephenweisser2/ukunmi5opgk465n1/wish/1182345672 https://padlet.com/stephenweisser2/ukunmi5opgk465n1/wish/1182493183 Traits that makes it easier for Ned is his determination to get back to his family and to make his family proud. Also, another thing that will help him is how he's able to adopt to the situation he's in. Because knows not to disobey them and to be a good student. ]]> 2021-02-09 14:55:16 UTC https://padlet.com/stephenweisser2/ukunmi5opgk465n1/wish/1182493183 https://padlet.com/stephenweisser2/ukunmi5opgk465n1/wish/1221658264 The teachers would beat them up with heavy sticks.They couldn't use a single Navajo word they would get a harsh punishment.]]> 2021-02-20 16:34:46 UTC https://padlet.com/stephenweisser2/ukunmi5opgk465n1/wish/1221658264 https://padlet.com/stephenweisser2/ukunmi5opgk465n1/wish/1226220278 Ned's high school is closer to home than the boarding school he went to. Ned loves to learn and does not mind going to school. ]]> 2021-02-22 13:09:47 UTC https://padlet.com/stephenweisser2/ukunmi5opgk465n1/wish/1226220278 https://padlet.com/stephenweisser2/ukunmi5opgk465n1/wish/1226228776 The teachers would punish them for speaking Navajoo.]]> 2021-02-22 13:11:57 UTC https://padlet.com/stephenweisser2/ukunmi5opgk465n1/wish/1226228776 https://padlet.com/stephenweisser2/ukunmi5opgk465n1/wish/1272032982 The teachers will beat/punish them if they ever use a Navajoo word ]]> 2021-03-05 01:41:12 UTC https://padlet.com/stephenweisser2/ukunmi5opgk465n1/wish/1272032982 https://padlet.com/stephenweisser2/ukunmi5opgk465n1/wish/1275863000 Ned has similar experience with high school is pretty similar to how boarding school is.]]> 2021-03-05 23:23:07 UTC https://padlet.com/stephenweisser2/ukunmi5opgk465n1/wish/1275863000 https://padlet.com/stephenweisser2/ukunmi5opgk465n1/wish/1275866087 The difference is that between Ned his teacher, his teacher thinks that treating him as if he was like someone who would do anything that you told them, Ned is just speaking up because he thinks that its good.]]> 2021-03-05 23:25:30 UTC https://padlet.com/stephenweisser2/ukunmi5opgk465n1/wish/1275866087 https://padlet.com/stephenweisser2/ukunmi5opgk465n1/wish/1279180026 When students spoke Navajoo boarding school teachers would punish students]]> 2021-03-07 18:54:50 UTC https://padlet.com/stephenweisser2/ukunmi5opgk465n1/wish/1279180026 https://padlet.com/stephenweisser2/ukunmi5opgk465n1/wish/1299842479 If students had spoke Navajo, the teachers would have punished them.]]> 2021-03-11 19:19:34 UTC https://padlet.com/stephenweisser2/ukunmi5opgk465n1/wish/1299842479