In this age of information, we are bombarded with images and issues and causes on a daily basis. We have the ability to become active in addressing injustice, just as we have the ability to become complacent, because the injustice isn’t happening to “us”. Watch the TED talk given by Clint Smith(The Danger of Silence)
and discuss his message. How does his message about injustice and the historical ideals of our past connect? Write a thoughtful response (200-300 words) to the following (and any other) questions:
How is spoken word different than just a talk? Why does spoken word hold power?
What does his talk address, on a deeper level?
How do you respond?
What information from your Take-Aways/Readings connect to the ideas of injustice in education and the continuation of the same practices?
What have you witnessed (either as a personal experience or to someone you know) that is similar in terms of educational inequity (social inequity will suffice)?