An absolute social activist, in this lecture, he recounts his career and focuses on developing a more substantial system of education and improvement in the community. It's a really good lecture, he seems highly approachable and speaks in a conversational manner the whole time. Some lectures I've seen, especially from activists, make their goals seem so hard to achieve or provide help for as an individual, but with him, all is not lost.
I read Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest To Change Harlem and America and have always been interested in the issues of what determines good quality education, who deserves it and its effects in the community and society as a whole. Quality education, just like national healthcare is a necessity to all, not only to the privileged. Humanity, as a whole, suffers when there are those deprived of the essentials to progress themselves in life.
I often have questioned my quality of education, and have also counteracted that with being grateful that I can do something about it if I am lacking where I should be knowledgeable in. However, I ultimately ask myself the question of why can't we as a society be more proactive in holding the system of education accountable for the high standards we hoped it would have to begin with and not later realizing in life, we should've been given more. For Geoffrey Canada, his activism is put to work and within the limitations he's been given by the system, he still establishes the highest success rate a school can have with guaranteed quality of education no matter what status, disability or personal problems that might hinder a student from learning to their full potential.
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