EDUCATION IS THE PRACTICE OF FREEDOM
HOW ARE THE CHILDREN DOING?
DECOLONIZNG THE CURRICULUM
This book argues for curriculum that uproots the notion of the erasure of Indigenous people as it investigates the way Nanny and the Maroons of Jamaica courageously forged a community of practice harkening back hundreds of years to the people’s African roots. The role of the land in rooting Maroon culture is examined in a society that remains self-governing, sustainable, and politically autonomous. The book compares the Maroons of Jamaica with other Indigenous cultures such as the Aboriginals of Australia, the Native Americans of the United States and Canada, and African American children in the United States. This book recommends stories of the courage and achievement of these First Nation peoples be included within the curriculum across the globe to accurately portray the history of world developments.
This book argues for curriculum that uproots the notion of the erasure of Indigenous people as it investigates the way Nanny and the Maroons of Jamaica courageously forged a community of practice harkening back hundreds of years to the people’s African roots. The role of the land in rooting Maroon culture is examined in a society that remains self-governing, sustainable, and politically autonomous. The book compares the Maroons of Jamaica with other Indigenous cultures such as the Aboriginals of Australia, the Native Americans of the United States and Canada, and African American children in the United States. This book recommends stories of the courage and achievement of these First Nation peoples be included within the curriculum across the globe to accurately portray the history of world developments.
The book offers guidelines to assist youth to think critically, question relationships of power and to become agents of social change. The voice of the child is elevated with students’ writing samples and authentic strategies teachers may use to collaborate with students and bring their culture into the daily lessons of the classroom. This text is a reminder that there are heroes and heroines from our heritage and that teachers and students, parents and children, community and youth can engage as cultural workers to embrace diversity, break down barriers and celebrate the unique gifts of our humanity.
How are the children doing?
Educators, parents, teachers, adults-all have a responsibility to assist children to share and bring alive their own cultural stories in acknowledgment of their ancestral heritage and the gifts and talents they possess. Students must be engaged as active participants in a program of global awareness that actively investigates the role of culture in education.
I am a dreamer!
I dream to set a goal.
I dream to remind myself it is possible.
I dream to never give up.
Dreams are like marathons; you have to work hard to get to the top.
Without a dream, nothing will be achieved.
I am a dreamer!
Natalie –Hispanic American
Pembroke Pines, Florida
I dream to set a goal.
I dream to remind myself it is possible.
I dream to never give up.
Dreams are like marathons; you have to work hard to get to the top.
Without a dream, nothing will be achieved.
I am a dreamer!
Natalie –Hispanic American
Pembroke Pines, Florida
Storytelling is an excellent tool to create historical awareness and emphasize to students the role they must play as agents of change in this chaotic world. |
Storytelling is a route to survival.
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Storytelling draws on a broad range of human activity that addresses issues of survival, creativity and perseverance.
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