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Cultural Curriculum Chat with Jebeh Edmunds
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Cultural Curriculum Chat with Jebeh Edmunds
Episode #2. Am I Being Punked?
Where's Ashton Kutcher when you need him?! LOL. I've got a funny story about how a teachable moment was very inspiring in what I do every day. I hope you enjoy it.
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you have again. I was just doing some reflecting the other day, and when you aren't educated, you do have those moments where you're thinking to yourself am I being punk? I gotta tell you this story, it is just gonna make you laugh. So before I became a licensed teacher, I was um, I would say, in my district. I was the cultural specialist for the african-american cultural say in my district. I was the cultural specialist for the African American Cultural Center in my time and my main job was to go district-wide and share my cultural experiences and do multicultural lessons for kindergarten through 12th grade. And that's the reason why I'm doing my business is because I'm sharing all my tips and tricks.
Speaker 1:When I started as a cultural specialist to now, it's always been my passion, ever since I was in the fifth grade, to be proud of who I am as a Liberian American and to also share my passion of education with others teaching people that don't look like that. People that look like me are valued in our city and there is a plethora of educational lessons I have created weekly and you can do it in your classroom every day. But I digress, I gotta tell you this story about me having that teachable moment where I felt like it was being who was doing this lesson. It was a third grade lesson and it was a geography lesson and the title was called they have cities in africa. I was showing my third grade students in this classroom that I was presenting that Africa is not. Africa has light poles, they have streets, they have cars. You know, we kind of have this and Africans like myself know that to be true, but the sad thing is the majority of Americans still don't know that it's a fact. Still in America, people still look at you like they have electricity. I wanted to show these students in my area that, yes, we do exist. We are here and presenting I felt I was showing my PowerPoint slide. Oh, look, they even have golf courses over there. What they have street like, look at the tall buildings that they have. You know it's not just hut and um, primitive things that we have are stereotypes about africa to be. I kid you not.
Speaker 1:I thought I was pumped because the teacher in that classroom looked at me serious as a heart attack and said they have cities in Africa, and I looked at her like this, blanking thinking trust me, am I being pumped? Is Ashton Kutcher going to come around and go. We got you. No, ashton Kutcher and I'm there blanking the only black girl in like a two-mile radius and these little cherubs looking up at me thinking, okay, do not panic, do not call this woman out. But then I basically looked at her. I said, yes, let me show you that we do have cities in Africa.
Speaker 1:I literally friend, sat her down at her desk, gave her a political map of Africa, like I did with her students, her low third graders, and as soon as I called the city and country name, I do it like a bingo game and you'll see more of that on my website of how to do the same lesson that I have titled they have Cities in Africa because of this teacher as my inspiration, and it was like a bingo game. I would say the city name and the country and this woman, her color, that country and write down the city name. So, even with her eight-year-olds in her class, that woman learned something that day and to me, I thought to myself yeah, I have to do more. This is my purpose to keep sharing with the world and all of you. Yes, they have cities in Africa. Yes, people live there every day, doing the best they can, like we are doing the best we can here, thank you.
Speaker 1:Thank you, third grade teacher. You know who you are. I will keep it lock and key. You know who you are. I will keep it lock and key. I hope you learned something that day, because you taught me more in that time that I feel like I learned coming into your class. It's fine to not forget and, yes, there are some moments where you feel like you're being punked. Just keep it going, because your children, students and all are watching how you react. Thanks, thank you for tuning in to the Cultural Curriculum Chat. I hope today's conversation left you inspired and equipped to make an impact. Don't forget to subscribe, share this episode with someone in your network and leave a review to help us amplify these important messages. For more resources, tips and culturally responsive tools, visit jehedmundscom. Let's keep working together to create spaces where everyone thrives. Until next time, keep leading with purpose, passion and inclusivity.