Coming into freshman seminar this week , like i stated before , i had a learners mind and decided to be receptive. I'm so happy i did ! This week was so interesting and insightful that i couldn't help but pay attention and gain a little african pride by doing so.
Dr.Carr came in so excited that it made everyone in the room get excited with him and perk up with interest. Like he stated , one negative attitude can bring everyones mood down . Thankfully he set the tone for the whole class. During his lecture i learned a lot about how african history fits into today's society. I had no idea that Africans were the first writers and librarians . Being raised in a public school , i guess they didn't feel the need to include that in my history classes , but they fully elaborated on slavery , a topic we know all too much about. I was so excited to learn about africa and not even hear the word "slavery" , but instead hear and understand words like" boko " and " ashe ". Its refreshing to be in a place that allows me to hear and understand concepts i would have been blind too. Who knew that we were breaking headway in the sciences long before the greeks ! There is so much to be proud about as an African American , so much history to enrich myself in , so much to be excited to learn about. Dr.Carr changed the way i looked at African American history forever. Not only am i definitely taking his class next year ,but i look forward to looking more into the topics he talked about this session , to make me more aware of the prideful history i come from.
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