The Metro: Education scholar Eve Ewing reimagines what intelligence looks like
In her latest book “Original Sin: The (Mis)education of Black and native Children and Construction of American Racism,” Ewing situates the construction of Americans schools alongside American slavery and the attempted genocide of Native Americans.
Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism by Eve Ewing
In her latest book “Original Sin: The (Mis)education of Black and native Children and Construction of American Racism,” author, poet, and University of Chicago sociology professor Eve Ewing uncovers historic wounds that she believes explains how education today falls short, particularly for children of color.
“Original Sin” situates the construction of Americans schools alongside American slavery and the attempted genocide of Native Americans. She argues they are used as a tool to condition Black and native communities.
While schools here in Michigan are struggling to develop student’s reading and math skills, producer Cary Junior II explored why Ewing believes the way we measure and define intelligence is inadequate.
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