Wiggins' message was overwhelmingly well received by the educators in Wyoming. His knowledge of assessment and curriculum design had a powerful impact on our educators. They are excited to roll up their sleeves and continue working on the work. His experience, common sense, and insight are remarkable. At both the faculty saw it as a powerful tool that would help them develop a stronger curriculum The backward design model has fundamentally changed the way we think.
The issues we discussed were thought-provoking, and the materials used enabled us to clarify the direction that we need to take as a district Thanks for all of your help! I think people leave the workshops irrevocably changed; once you've worked with Grant, you can't go back to your narrow views of curriculum, assessment, and learning.
The response of the faculty was very promising. As a matter of fact, those involved with the education department decided to 'immediately' place student outcomes with at least one performance based assessment into our syllabi for next fall!
I think Grant had a good impact on all of us. Wiggins adapted his presentation well to meet the needs of our college faculty and it was appreciated. I hope we can work with him again in the near future. Grant really covered a lot of information. I don't know how he does it—he seemed to be talking off the cuff and yet covered a lot of information.
Today, faculty were talking about what he said and from their comments, I know they were listening. In a interview, Gaines notes that, according to Booker T. Washington, the newly freed slaves did three things: They left the plantation at least temporarily , changed their names assuming new identities , and learned to read and write. Grant has gone through all three stages, but despite his new identity as "professor" and "teacher," he remains mentally enslaved.
It is only by acknowledging his kinship with Jefferson and re-establishing his relationship with the black community that he finally achieves his freedom. Grant is a disillusioned product of the black church. He is insensitive and inconsiderate, as Vivian points out he doesn't consider the impact of his actions on others , and he is immature he doesn't stop to think of the pain that his actions could cause.
He is not prepared for the responsibilities of leadership. He wants freedom without responsibility. Although he sets out to teach Jefferson to "be a man," he has doubts about his own humanity. His feelings towards Jefferson reflect Matthew Antoine's feelings about blacks.
While Antoine feels superior because of his lighter skin color, Grant feels superior because of his education, which, he thinks, puts him in a higher social class.
Jefferson exemplifies the young black male who has internalized into self-hatred the hatred shown him by white racists. Because of his court-appointed attorney's racist remark, he sees himself as a beast — not worthy of the dignity and respect due all human beings.
His lack of self-worth and self-esteem is a major factor in his apathy and defeatist attitude. In order to reach him, Grant must first break through the barrier of his self-hate. In effect, Jefferson feels that he was not condemned to die like a man, but to be destroyed like a beast.
Worse, he believes that he is no better than a dumb animal and that he deserves to die, since he sees his life as worthless. When he thanks Grant for the pecans, apologizes for his obscene comments regarding Vivian, offers Grant a sweet potato, and begins to write in his journal, he becomes transformed.
Also note that he writes in his diary, "Man walks on two feet; pigs on four" after Grant has convinced him that the racial myth stating that his life is worthless is absolutely wrong: Jefferson's life does have meaning. Note that Jefferson is not illiterate; he is merely uneducated. Consequently, he knows wrong from right. Jefferson has worked hard all his life. Inez has replaced Miss Emma in Pichot's kitchen. Louis Rougon A friend of Henri Pichot.
Rougon's family owns a bank in St. Matthew Antoine Grant's former teacher, known in the black community as "the big mulatto from Poulaya. Mose Ambrose Pastor of the plantation church where Grant Wiggins teaches during the week. Joseph Morgan The white school superintendent who reinforces the white supremacy myth by being more interested in the students' teeth and hygiene than in their access to learning materials.
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