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Ep 2: Addressing Adversity
During this episode of the Growing up Geek Podcast Chad, Jaime and Shannon are joined by author and college professor Marquis Nave. It’s a little bit of a heavy episode as they discuss introducing their children to adversity, race, and bullying. They touch on the pool party incident in Mckinney, TX, if it’s ok to show up at a school dressed as a storm trooper and if Bronies have bodies buried under their homes.
More information on books by Marquis Nave can be found below, you can also purchase his books here
“Author Marquis R. Nave’s voice permeates Sweet Orisa as the clear call of a neorealist African-American following in the footsteps of James Baldwin and Toni Morrison. The voice within these pages forces it way into the exclusive conversation. The author deals with the challenges of attaining communityhood, self-determination, equality, and the recognition of African-American humanity.Emotional and evocative, the stories in Sweet Orisa comprise a journey centered in rage, loss, and frustration that transforms to forgiveness, self-determination, and identity.”
The education system provides a great way to peer into the potential of the human mind, but it’s come up short in unleashing it. Marquis R. Nave, who has taught English at the college level for 10 years, has discovered that student’s minds are the center of education and that their ideas about their mental capabilities is crucial to developing a new education. Students who don’t believe in the creative power of their minds end up being trained to do work. Educators and educational institutions must help them activate their mental potential so they can create solutions for themselves and the world. In a series of essays, Nave examines the shortcomings of the education system, challenging the way we perceive and think about knowledge, education, and our own awareness. A second section helps students write effective, college-level essays. Whether you’re a student, an educator, or a supporter of educational reform, A New Education for New Minds will spark ideas that have long lingered in your own mind.
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By Growing Up GeekDuring this episode of the Growing up Geek Podcast Chad, Jaime and Shannon are joined by author and college professor Marquis Nave. It’s a little bit of a heavy episode as they discuss introducing their children to adversity, race, and bullying. They touch on the pool party incident in Mckinney, TX, if it’s ok to show up at a school dressed as a storm trooper and if Bronies have bodies buried under their homes.
More information on books by Marquis Nave can be found below, you can also purchase his books here
“Author Marquis R. Nave’s voice permeates Sweet Orisa as the clear call of a neorealist African-American following in the footsteps of James Baldwin and Toni Morrison. The voice within these pages forces it way into the exclusive conversation. The author deals with the challenges of attaining communityhood, self-determination, equality, and the recognition of African-American humanity.Emotional and evocative, the stories in Sweet Orisa comprise a journey centered in rage, loss, and frustration that transforms to forgiveness, self-determination, and identity.”
The education system provides a great way to peer into the potential of the human mind, but it’s come up short in unleashing it. Marquis R. Nave, who has taught English at the college level for 10 years, has discovered that student’s minds are the center of education and that their ideas about their mental capabilities is crucial to developing a new education. Students who don’t believe in the creative power of their minds end up being trained to do work. Educators and educational institutions must help them activate their mental potential so they can create solutions for themselves and the world. In a series of essays, Nave examines the shortcomings of the education system, challenging the way we perceive and think about knowledge, education, and our own awareness. A second section helps students write effective, college-level essays. Whether you’re a student, an educator, or a supporter of educational reform, A New Education for New Minds will spark ideas that have long lingered in your own mind.