Your Ideas
aplan4life
Zachary lately seems to be very, very interested in Social Studies.
He is constantly asking questions about culture, race relations, civil
rights, etc. How can I help him in this area? Do you all have any
ideas? I was thinking about suggesting getting him like a
mini-recorder and perhaps interviewing people on the street or set up
relaxed interviews (not suit, tie, etc.). I want to help him because
he is so sincere in desiring to know this information but yet I don't
want to scare him away from it, KWIM? Maybe if I asked him if he'd
like to interview someone we know first? Maybe I shouldn't ask him at
all and just let him keep it all in his head?
Also, a couple of the grandparents who lived in cities happen to be a
bit on the prejudice side. He really wants to know how they felt
about segregation, the fact is I already know. I've told him that if
he wants to delve in here that he'll have to keep in mind how people
are raised and not to make judgements on the grandparents or any
negatives they may have had against black families rub off on him. My
dad, step-dad, MIL and FIL were raised in big cities where segregation
and bussing were issues, I'm almost worried but at the same time, in
my mind am trying to think of how you as unschoolers would think. I'm
guessing that you believe Zak would be fine and that me not allowing
this questioning, if the grandparents agreed to questioning, would be
sheltering him from life.
I'm excited for him, just at a loss with creative ways to help him
pursue this interest. Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
~Sandy Winn
He is constantly asking questions about culture, race relations, civil
rights, etc. How can I help him in this area? Do you all have any
ideas? I was thinking about suggesting getting him like a
mini-recorder and perhaps interviewing people on the street or set up
relaxed interviews (not suit, tie, etc.). I want to help him because
he is so sincere in desiring to know this information but yet I don't
want to scare him away from it, KWIM? Maybe if I asked him if he'd
like to interview someone we know first? Maybe I shouldn't ask him at
all and just let him keep it all in his head?
Also, a couple of the grandparents who lived in cities happen to be a
bit on the prejudice side. He really wants to know how they felt
about segregation, the fact is I already know. I've told him that if
he wants to delve in here that he'll have to keep in mind how people
are raised and not to make judgements on the grandparents or any
negatives they may have had against black families rub off on him. My
dad, step-dad, MIL and FIL were raised in big cities where segregation
and bussing were issues, I'm almost worried but at the same time, in
my mind am trying to think of how you as unschoolers would think. I'm
guessing that you believe Zak would be fine and that me not allowing
this questioning, if the grandparents agreed to questioning, would be
sheltering him from life.
I'm excited for him, just at a loss with creative ways to help him
pursue this interest. Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
~Sandy Winn
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Sandy, I hear you! LOL!!
I think you are right to tell your son in advance that he might hear some,
well, disturbing thoughts coming from his family. Is your son sensitive to
this sort of thing? I remember crying as a child when people in my family
made such remarks.
I don't know if I would encourage interviewing just anyone unless it is his
idea.
I actually have a lot of civil rights history in my family. My mother's
uncle was chief of police in Memphis when Martin Luther King was shot there. My
mother and her sisters would march in the protests, her uncle begged them to
stay home when MLK came. He said he knew there was going to be big trouble,
the FBI was preventing him from doing his job properly (although what did he
consider "properly" anyway?). Also, my mother had to cross picket lines to
get me to school when they started bussing. We had bomb threats constantly.
The movie "the Long Walk Home" with Whoopie Goldberg and Sissy Spacek is a
good one. It is based on the bus strike after the Rosa Parks incident.
"Driving Miss Daisy" might be good to watch, too.
There is a Civil Rights museum in Memphis in the hotel where MLK was shot.
I hear it is quite disturbing.
Leslie in SC
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I think you are right to tell your son in advance that he might hear some,
well, disturbing thoughts coming from his family. Is your son sensitive to
this sort of thing? I remember crying as a child when people in my family
made such remarks.
I don't know if I would encourage interviewing just anyone unless it is his
idea.
I actually have a lot of civil rights history in my family. My mother's
uncle was chief of police in Memphis when Martin Luther King was shot there. My
mother and her sisters would march in the protests, her uncle begged them to
stay home when MLK came. He said he knew there was going to be big trouble,
the FBI was preventing him from doing his job properly (although what did he
consider "properly" anyway?). Also, my mother had to cross picket lines to
get me to school when they started bussing. We had bomb threats constantly.
The movie "the Long Walk Home" with Whoopie Goldberg and Sissy Spacek is a
good one. It is based on the bus strike after the Rosa Parks incident.
"Driving Miss Daisy" might be good to watch, too.
There is a Civil Rights museum in Memphis in the hotel where MLK was shot.
I hear it is quite disturbing.
Leslie in SC
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Lesa McMahon-Lowe
They've also been playing The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman on PBS
lately (you can also purchase it from pbs.org). I saw it sometime in my
junior high/high school years... I watched a bit of it as it was on late a
few nights ago. It's very very intense (I cry when and almost get
physically sick when I'm confronted with our country's history of slavery
and what white men would do to people of color after slavery was abolished)
but it doesn't hide any of our history behind a rosy colored lens.
How old is Zak? I wouldn't shelter him from the reality of racism and the
injustices of our history but it's most certainly a place where deep
discussion and guidance is necessary.
Keep us posted on his research... I'd like to hear more.
Lesa
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From: aplan4life
Date: 03/15/06 06:42:51
To: [email protected]
Subject: [unschoolingbasics] Your Ideas
Zachary lately seems to be very, very interested in Social Studies.
He is constantly asking questions about culture, race relations, civil
rights, etc. How can I help him in this area? Do you all have any
ideas? I was thinking about suggesting getting him like a
mini-recorder and perhaps interviewing people on the street or set up
relaxed interviews (not suit, tie, etc.). I want to help him because
he is so sincere in desiring to know this information but yet I don't
want to scare him away from it, KWIM? Maybe if I asked him if he'd
like to interview someone we know first? Maybe I shouldn't ask him at
all and just let him keep it all in his head?
Also, a couple of the grandparents who lived in cities happen to be a
bit on the prejudice side. He really wants to know how they felt
about segregation, the fact is I already know. I've told him that if
he wants to delve in here that he'll have to keep in mind how people
are raised and not to make judgements on the grandparents or any
negatives they may have had against black families rub off on him. My
dad, step-dad, MIL and FIL were raised in big cities where segregation
and bussing were issues, I'm almost worried but at the same time, in
my mind am trying to think of how you as unschoolers would think. I'm
guessing that you believe Zak would be fine and that me not allowing
this questioning, if the grandparents agreed to questioning, would be
sheltering him from life.
I'm excited for him, just at a loss with creative ways to help him
pursue this interest. Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
~Sandy Winn
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lately (you can also purchase it from pbs.org). I saw it sometime in my
junior high/high school years... I watched a bit of it as it was on late a
few nights ago. It's very very intense (I cry when and almost get
physically sick when I'm confronted with our country's history of slavery
and what white men would do to people of color after slavery was abolished)
but it doesn't hide any of our history behind a rosy colored lens.
How old is Zak? I wouldn't shelter him from the reality of racism and the
injustices of our history but it's most certainly a place where deep
discussion and guidance is necessary.
Keep us posted on his research... I'd like to hear more.
Lesa
-------Original Message-------
From: aplan4life
Date: 03/15/06 06:42:51
To: [email protected]
Subject: [unschoolingbasics] Your Ideas
Zachary lately seems to be very, very interested in Social Studies.
He is constantly asking questions about culture, race relations, civil
rights, etc. How can I help him in this area? Do you all have any
ideas? I was thinking about suggesting getting him like a
mini-recorder and perhaps interviewing people on the street or set up
relaxed interviews (not suit, tie, etc.). I want to help him because
he is so sincere in desiring to know this information but yet I don't
want to scare him away from it, KWIM? Maybe if I asked him if he'd
like to interview someone we know first? Maybe I shouldn't ask him at
all and just let him keep it all in his head?
Also, a couple of the grandparents who lived in cities happen to be a
bit on the prejudice side. He really wants to know how they felt
about segregation, the fact is I already know. I've told him that if
he wants to delve in here that he'll have to keep in mind how people
are raised and not to make judgements on the grandparents or any
negatives they may have had against black families rub off on him. My
dad, step-dad, MIL and FIL were raised in big cities where segregation
and bussing were issues, I'm almost worried but at the same time, in
my mind am trying to think of how you as unschoolers would think. I'm
guessing that you believe Zak would be fine and that me not allowing
this questioning, if the grandparents agreed to questioning, would be
sheltering him from life.
I'm excited for him, just at a loss with creative ways to help him
pursue this interest. Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
~Sandy Winn
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I would start with some movies and books. Racial prejudice is a scary thing and it really can change how you look at people. I would offer him a context in which to put things first. Movies like....Selma, Lord Selma....The Color of Friendship...Mississippi Burning...Malcolm X....all depending on the age of your child. I would watch with him.
Julie S.
Julie S.
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From: aplan4life <aplan4life@...>
Date: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 6:39 am
Subject: [unschoolingbasics] Your Ideas
> Zachary lately seems to be very, very interested in Social
> Studies.
> He is constantly asking questions about culture, race relations, civil
> rights, etc. How can I help him in this area? Do you all have any
> ideas? I was thinking about suggesting getting him like a
> mini-recorder and perhaps interviewing people on the street or set up
> relaxed interviews (not suit, tie, etc.). I want to help him because
> he is so sincere in desiring to know this information but yet I don't
> want to scare him away from it, KWIM? Maybe if I asked him if he'd
> like to interview someone we know first? Maybe I shouldn't ask
> him at
> all and just let him keep it all in his head?
>
> Also, a couple of the grandparents who lived in cities happen to
> be a
> bit on the prejudice side. He really wants to know how they felt
> about segregation, the fact is I already know. I've told him that if
> he wants to delve in here that he'll have to keep in mind how people
> are raised and not to make judgements on the grandparents or any
> negatives they may have had against black families rub off on him.
> My
> dad, step-dad, MIL and FIL were raised in big cities where segregation
> and bussing were issues, I'm almost worried but at the same time, in
> my mind am trying to think of how you as unschoolers would think. I'm
> guessing that you believe Zak would be fine and that me not allowing
> this questioning, if the grandparents agreed to questioning, would be
> sheltering him from life.
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> I'm excited for him, just at a loss with creative ways to help him
> pursue this interest. Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
> ~Sandy Winn
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Kiersten Pasciak
I didn't get to watch many episodes of the show, but "American Dreams"
had some great exposure to racial intolerance and to the Vietnam War.
The show did have intense relationship stuff going on such as an
unexpected pregnancy and some drug use. Not sure of the age of your
son, but it looked like a well done show, from my perspective.
Obviously, this isn't a documentary, just a tv drama, so make of it
what you will.
I "Googled" it and aparently, it is available on DVD. Libraries might
have it...
http://www.nbc.com/American_Dreams/
Kiersten
had some great exposure to racial intolerance and to the Vietnam War.
The show did have intense relationship stuff going on such as an
unexpected pregnancy and some drug use. Not sure of the age of your
son, but it looked like a well done show, from my perspective.
Obviously, this isn't a documentary, just a tv drama, so make of it
what you will.
I "Googled" it and aparently, it is available on DVD. Libraries might
have it...
http://www.nbc.com/American_Dreams/
Kiersten
Kristin
Hi Sandy,
My daughter and I watched the movie "Ruby Bridges," and found it to be
an excellent resource for discussing racism. (My daughter is 9) I
highly recommend this movie. Good luck!
Kristin
My daughter and I watched the movie "Ruby Bridges," and found it to be
an excellent resource for discussing racism. (My daughter is 9) I
highly recommend this movie. Good luck!
Kristin
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>>Zachary lately seems to be very, very interested in Social Studies.He is constantly asking questions about culture, race relations, civil
rights, etc. How can I help him in this area? >>
Answer his questions.
And try to stop thinking of it as Social Studies. <g> He's interested in cluture, race relations, and civil rights. School lumps those things together as something they call Social Studies. It could just as easily turn into a conversation about how scientific discovery changed a culture or art affected race relations.
>>Also, a couple of the grandparents who lived in cities happen to be abit on the prejudice side. He really wants to know how they felt
about segregation, the fact is I already know.>>
If he really wants to talk to them, I'd be sure to be there with him when he does. That way you can help him understand where they are and what helped shape their particular views.
--
~Mary
"The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the
green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly
alive."
~Thich Nhat Hanh
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drusila00
Right now there is a TV program on FX wednesday nightsat 10pm that I
and my son (who are very interested in race related issues) find very
interesting.
It is called Black white and features 2 families, a black one and a
white one that exchange race and get to experiance life that way.
Last week was the first show and tonite is the 2nd.
http://eurweb.com/story/eur25158.cfm
perhaps that will be interesting for your son as well.
and my son (who are very interested in race related issues) find very
interesting.
It is called Black white and features 2 families, a black one and a
white one that exchange race and get to experiance life that way.
Last week was the first show and tonite is the 2nd.
http://eurweb.com/story/eur25158.cfm
perhaps that will be interesting for your son as well.
>civil
> >>Zachary lately seems to be very, very interested in Social Studies.
> He is constantly asking questions about culture, race relations,
> rights, etc. How can I help him in this area? >>
Lesa McMahon-Lowe
I've been meaning to watch that.... what did you think of it?
Lesa
-------Original Message-------
From: drusila00
Date: 03/15/06 18:38:00
To: [email protected]
Subject: [unschoolingbasics] Re: Your Ideas
Right now there is a TV program on FX wednesday nightsat 10pm that I
and my son (who are very interested in race related issues) find very
interesting.
It is called Black white and features 2 families, a black one and a
white one that exchange race and get to experiance life that way.
Last week was the first show and tonite is the 2nd.
http://eurweb.com/story/eur25158.cfm
perhaps that will be interesting for your son as well.
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Lesa
-------Original Message-------
From: drusila00
Date: 03/15/06 18:38:00
To: [email protected]
Subject: [unschoolingbasics] Re: Your Ideas
Right now there is a TV program on FX wednesday nightsat 10pm that I
and my son (who are very interested in race related issues) find very
interesting.
It is called Black white and features 2 families, a black one and a
white one that exchange race and get to experiance life that way.
Last week was the first show and tonite is the 2nd.
http://eurweb.com/story/eur25158.cfm
perhaps that will be interesting for your son as well.
>civil
> >>Zachary lately seems to be very, very interested in Social Studies.
> He is constantly asking questions about culture, race relations,
> rights, etc. How can I help him in this area? >>SPONSORED LINKS Secondary school education Graduate school education Home
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aplan4life
Just want to thank ALL of you for the wonderful ideas. Sorry that I
haven't replied quicker, I'm not signed up for emails anymore so if I
forget to check the site I miss out.
Your advice didn't go unnoticed and I'll keep you updated on how
things are going.
~Sandy Winn
haven't replied quicker, I'm not signed up for emails anymore so if I
forget to check the site I miss out.
Your advice didn't go unnoticed and I'll keep you updated on how
things are going.
~Sandy Winn