10b Treopia Washington: Making it Right

“Learn About” Questions (informational) When did southern universities desegregate their classes? What is “restorative justice” and what are some examples of it being implemented? Why did northern universities accept African American students long before southern universities? “Learn From” Questions (transformational) Have I ever been to a college or university graduation? Who was graduating and what…

10a Treopia Washington: Why This is Important

“Learn About” Questions (informational) How did the Green Siblings Project get started? What current events reflect “history repeating itself?” How have today’s social technologies (ie. Facebook, Instagram, etc.) impacted society’s sense of what is “sharing too much?” “Learn From” Questions (transformational) How do I tell the difference between bragging and sharing something about myself that…

09 Treopia Washington: Scott Green & the Lost Class

“Learn About” Questions (informational) What is the Lost Class at Central High School? Why did the governor choose to close the high schools in Little Rock? What impact did it have on the community? How did Scott becoming a member of the Sheet Metal Workers Union impact Civil Rights? “Learn From” Questions (transformational) Do I…

03 Treopia Washington: Close Siblings

“Learn About” Questions (informational) In what ways does birth order impact child development? What are other traditional approaches to inheritance in families? What impact does favoritism have on child development? “Learn From” Questions (transformational) What are my memories of Christmas as a child? How did my family handle things like favoritism? Did my family tend…

12 Ernest Green: Grandfather

“Learn About” Questions (informational) What was Dr. Martin Luther King’s message of nonviolence about and why did it start? Why couldn’t African Americans vote in the Primaries at this time? When did that change? What role did activists like Ernest’s grandfather play at this time? “Learn From” Questions (transformational) How do I tend to respond…

09 Ernest Green: Moving Forward on the Brown Decision

“Learn About” Questions (informational) Why were National Guard Troops needed when the school year began? What is the Brown vs. the Board of Education decision about? Who was Jackie Robinson and what important role did he play at this time? “Learn From” Questions (transformational) What was/is my school like? Would it tend to be more…

04 Ernest Green: Mrs. Lothaire Green

“Learn About” Questions (informational) What were the Jim Crow laws of the segregated south? Why was the south segregated? What types of services and other things were segregated at this time? “Learn From” Questions (transformational) Have I ever been the recipient of derogatory words or behaviors because of something outside of my control? How do…

02 Ernest Green: “Whites Only” Fountain

“Learn About” Questions (informational) Why were there ‘whites only’ water fountains during this time? What are Jim Crow laws? What was the segregated bus arrangement from this time? “Learn From” Questions (transformational) Do I have any memories of not being able to participate in something because of certain rules? What are those memories and what…