Keeandra's blog on presentation #1

Code Red Presentation

Code Red presented on how effective the current institutional practices were here at Howard University. They interview a teacher and then a student to get both aspects of the education here at Howard. The First teacher they interviewed was Dr. Gordon. He suggested that the students take advantage of his office hours. He always challenges his students with pop quizzes to make sure they stay challenged with their education. When teaching he uses lectures and transparencies. With all of this he believes that Howard’s education is one of the best and is up to par with white schools. The student said that the teacher is good for an auditory learner and he forces you to become excited about class. The next teacher they interviewed was Dr. Turner. Dr. Turner always fully engages his students in his classes. When Dr. Turner teaches his teaching method reflects the voice of the students. The last teacher to be interviewed was Dr. Hounai. Dr. Hounai is a visible and audible teacher and he uses lots of clear examples. He lives by the principal of leaving no student behind and that students who feel behind are always open to office hours. He loves to teach by example and has flexible hours for those who need it. Their interviews were a success and overall they learned about an education from the real HU.

African Burial Ground

African Burial Ground

The African Burial ground was an exceptional experience. As a group we were able to learn and get an understanding on how our ancestors were treated when traveling over to a new land. The outside of the Burial ground consisted of bodies buried for miles and miles all around the area, a concrete built boat that signified the circumstances of their living space while traveling to America, and a great deal of African symbols that the Africans lived by. A small detail that Dr. Carr pointed out to us while examining the symbols was that a lot of the symbols consisted of a four- way cross resembling the different pathways of life. While outside at the Burial grounds we learned that students from the great Howard University received the honor in examining the bodies that were being buried at the site. Then once we went inside the museum we watched a video vividly discussed the hardships the slaves went through and how they lived their day to day lives. The inside of the museum was beautifully set up with statues that were showing a burial. The statues were created with human sense to them, which stood out greatly. I also loved this experience because it showed me more than just the usual history that we learn about the 60s and the 70s it went all the way back to what my ancestors did in Africa.