Interesting Experience at the CIES Conference.

I really enjoyed one of the presentations I attended during the conference. The presentation was about "Intellectual Emancipation,"as a theory which entails "only individual humans are real and they alone have the will and an intelligence, and the totality of order that subjects them to human kind, social laws and diverse authorities is only a creation of imagination."  One of the focus was how can low-income Black high scholars benefit from this theory? According to my understanding, the theory is all about every body know something.  So people should stop depending on others with an intention that they are intelligent. Human beings are always ignorant of the fact that they are intelligent. For instance, families that are poor and illiterate can still teach their kids some skills and knowledge that are helpful in their lives. As according to Ranciere, J. (1991). all people are equally intelligent.  I like this theory of knowledge because it opens the eyes of those who believe they aren't intelligent to strongly realize that they are intelligent and can do extraordinary things happen!

Friends, don't you believe in this theory too?

Approach in Developing History Curriculum

Dear colleagues,

Sincerely, South Sudan in one of the African Countries that fought for decades and achieved independence but still is yearning for peace and unity among different communities across the country. 

I think South Sudan should design "Integrated Approach" in developing history curriculum and teach students in schools so as to address the issue of peace and unity. This approach is all about civic education which make connection across disciplines to life skills in real world context. 

I believe, this approach is so smart because, it provides a climate in which students are involved in co-curricula or extra-curricula activities (such as games, debate, projects etc) which bring the sense of collaboration. This will also introduce them to basic and positive politics of the country, learn the different societies and relationships/interdependency of individual within the society. They become civically educated in ways that empower then with healthy knowledge about the system of the government, their rights, responsibilities, skills, values and goals for unity as future leaders in a democratic state like South Sudan. 

Therefore, an integrated approach to teaching will yield into peace, unity and where diversity is seen meaningful!

What do you think about this approach?