The Silenced Dialogue-Delpit

“The Silenced Dialogue” Delpit

Quote 1:

“Benjamin e. Mays, president of the prestigious, historically black Morehouse College for over twenty-seven years, proclaimed that the purpose of a college education is not only “to train the mind to think, but the heart to feel . . . the injustice of man-kind; and to strengthen the will to act in the interest of the common good.” This quote explains how education is not just being book smart but more so learning the importance of freedom, equality, humility, love, etc. If we want the society and the world to be a better place we need to concentrate on the education that is not just book smart. We need to educate children on positive, beneficial ways of living. We definitely need to get rid of any gaps between people with differences.

Quote 2:

“I myself have come to a viable synthesis of perspectives. But both sides do need to be able to listen, and I contend that it is those with the most power, those with the majority, who must take the greater responsibility for initiating the process.” This quote explains how the people with the most power need to use it responsibility. The people that have the majority say need to be conscious of all the perspectives. Every person has an important role in changing ways but especially the people who hold the majority decision. They must make sure they are looking out for a greater good and not just being selfish.

Quote 3:

“I prefer to be honest with my students. I tell them that their language and cultural system is unique and wonderful but that there is a political power game that is also being played, and that if they want to be in on that game there are certain games that they too must play.” This quote explains how race, culture, gender, etc. are all qualities that people have to compensate for. Progress still needs to be made to have equality within all these qualities that people have. People realize they must play games to get where they need to go because society will not accept them fairly. This is unfortunate and not fair to people. Although progress has been made through the years, there is still a lot of issues that need to be faced.   

Comment-I would like to mention how the first quote stuck out the most to me because it shows that teachers play a strong role in education and they can make a positive impact and difference with hard work, passion, and dedication.

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Hyperlink: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHapv0Tv7vM

This hyperlink is a random video I happened to watch and I found it a funny coincidence because all the students seemed to say how a good teacher has all the qualities that this reading discussed.  A teacher should be someone who connects with the students, relatable, fair, respects opinions, has a personality with the class, and approachable, just to name a few.