What Does Hidden Magic Represent
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Posted By: William Jackson on March 17, 2017 What Does Hidden Magic Represent by William Jackson and Breyonna Fox #MyQuestToTeach Hidden Figures demonstrates the need for the intellectual development of children of color in Science Technology Engineering Mathematics STEM. There are many kids that love STEM, but they are afraid to show this because of fears of being bullied, harassed, cast out and even physical violence used against them. The potential of Black children cannot be lost to influences that kill the creative spirit, the talents and abilities. There are growing smart creatives that are changing where this world is moving because of their intelligence. Innovation, creativity and the engineering spirit are alive in children and adults of color and culture. Teachers, educators, and even administrators must protect these students from their peers that do not share the same values because the idea of being smart and Black should be an honor not a liability. Children of color should be running to join science clubs, agricultural groups, photography clubs, computer groups, seeking mentors to be the doctors, lawyers, engineers, scientist and even artist and writers they dream to be. Children of color should be taking trips to the library, because today they cannot be turned away as was done in Hidden Figures. The fact is that years ago Blacks had to steal books to read because the ones they had were old and outdated or just were not available. Jim Crow laws and the mentality towards Blacks was of a lesser people that did not deserve and education. Learning was beyond and above them. This is far from being true. The legacy of the time of Hidden Figures was of discovery and innovation, creativity and paradigm change. NASA created the need for intellectuals and innovators, that is still needed today and children of color need to see why they should be honor students, not numbers in special education classes or in-school suspension programs or stuck in the Juvenile Justice System where they are numbers and casualties of economic dispare or parental neglect. Why carry guns when books create a future of growth and life. Parents set the tone for their children and should understand that education changes life for the better. In the movie Hidden Figures the women were called "computers" because of their intelligence and the analytical abilities they had. I remember my mother taking me and my brother and sister to the library, it was a wondrous thing because of the chance to learn new things that maybe no one else knew, to open my mind to new discoveries and learn new things about myself. Books were taught by my mother to help me to be the best that I can be and not to allow anyone to make me feel inferior. This needs to be shared nationally, today kids are put in front of the idiot box (television), gaming systems to learn new ways to kill, steal and destroy. Where is the inspiration to discover the world, the oceans and space? There is no cultural significance of intellectual empowerment. Unless parents understand what STEM is and will continue to influence the world around them and get their children reading and build comprehension skills, children of color and culture will continue to struggle and the education gap will grow. The economic gap will widen and the political gap will result in people of color having no power, no voice and forgotten in a global economy. Hidden Figures can be seen as a wake-up call to future generations to prepare children for new careers, new ways of learning and to build communities that are torn apart by the lack of educational resources and even parental priority. The seeds of jealousy and envy and the lack of community and cultural pride continue to grow, this hurts Black communities because education is not a competition it is a way for completion of life, dreams and goals. "Education should be used to complete lives, not used to compete against each other." Prof. William Jackson, My Quest To Teach Parents need to understand that their children's education prepares them for the work force that requires smart creatives and innovators, what is in your mind is valuable. Those that lack education will be a causality in a society of thought leadership and information access. Children of color and culture have awesome powers of intellectual magic that needs to be strengthened and applied to make society a more inclusive and accepting society of diversity. Those in power are seeking to separate and categorize people, making them feel they have to be against each other to survive and thrive. Education and learning are the keys to improving any society and history shows this. "Blacks need to stop thinking of each other as competition, start looking at each other as collaborations to build stable infrastructures so children can grow without the fear of being hated because of their color and their intellectual abilities." Prof. William Jackson, My Quest To Teach If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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William Jackson
Educational Technology and Social Media Instructor, Edward Waters College South Carolina State University class of 1985 Member Since September 2008 |
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