I Am African
Schools are finding that black students are losing their home culture because the white culture is the dominant, successful, and "cool" culture. So, they are trying to promote a stronger African identity in the schools. This poster is an excellent example.
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After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subju... [read more]
After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subju... [read more] Blog: Language, Literacy, and Bugs...
Date: April 17th 2008
Wow, today's excursions were very eye-opening. First, we visited the Mdelwa-hlongwane school in Soweto where 100% of the students are black (even though integration is 'accepted' now) and these students are primarily Zulu. After lunch, we visited The Molento Project, in downtown Johannesburg, which is a literacy and language organization, and then we had a group dinner at an excellent South Afri ... read more
Date: April 17th 2008
Wow, today's excursions were very eye-opening. First, we visited the Mdelwa-hlongwane school in Soweto where 100% of the students are black (even though integration is 'accepted' now) and these students are primarily Zulu. After lunch, we visited The Molento Project, in downtown Johannesburg, which is a literacy and language organization, and then we had a group dinner at an excellent South Afri ... read more
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Coming from a very small, homogeneous town amidst the forests of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, I knew there was a vast world I must explore. After spending a year in France/Switzerland at age 16, an intense desire to learn about as many cultures as I can emerged.
Now, as I am about to finish my doctoral degree in International Education, my passion is to learn about as much of the world as I can. I can honestly say that I learn more from the diverse people I meet than they do from me. I hope to take what these amazing people teach me to each of their countries so that I can be an 'edu... full info
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