Savannah – Secret Schools

Video Credit: MADLAWMEDIA

Enslaved people in the Americas brought with them their religion and an emphasis on education and learning. In order to maintain this standard, secret schools were established in Savannah. In this video, viewers will discover how learning took place among enslaved individuals despite its illegal status.

Critical Reflection Questions & Activities

 

Pre Video Questions

Nobis Big Ideas

What is important to you about educations and learning? History
Cultural Responsiveness
Can you list the different ways that you learn? History
Cultural Responsiveness
What is the value of education for you? History
Cultural Responsiveness
Power
What are the tools of education? History
Cultural Responsiveness
Power
What are the Power and Privileges in education? Power
History
What defines education? History
Cultural Responsiveness

 

Post Video Questions

Nobis Big Ideas

What do you imagine…?

  • The learning environment
  • The teacher’s role
  • The student’s role
  • The value of learning?
History
Relationships
Cultural Responsiveness
What does this remind you of? History
What might be the smells? History
Relationships
What does it feel like? History
Relationships
Who has power (power over, power with, power within) in this situation? Power
How do they derive and maintain that power? Power
Who’s opportunities are limited? How? History
How do people with power disparities interact? Power
What policies reinforce this situation? Who created those policies? What are the opportunities or barriers to changing them? History
Power
Global Citizenship
What historical events or relationships contribute to this narrative? History

How does access to education influence…:

  • The power narrative
  • Who gets access to resources
  • How are resources evaluated
  • How education is valued
History
Are there historical events in your community? What impact do they have on you/the community today? Relationships
How can you discover secondary stories in your community? History
Relationships
Global Citizenship
Is there reciprocity within relationships? And what is our shared fate and social responsibility in the relationships/communities in which we are civically engaging? Relationships
Global Citizenship
What value did education add to the lives of enslaved people? History
Power
Relationships
What are the stories of resistance and resilience did you hear? History
Power
Relationships
What is a story of resistance and resilience in your community? History
Power
Relationships
Global Citizenship
How did this story shift your view of education with enslaved people? History
Power
Relationships
What are the different ways that enslaved people learned? History
Power
Relationships

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