Splash Biography
HANNAH JACOBY, 3rd Year Poli Sci Major at U of C
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Major: Political Science College/Employer: University of Chicago Year of Graduation: 2009 |
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Brief Biographical Sketch:
I began working with youth during my first year at the U of C in a very traditional tutoring capacity. Eventually I became involved in a program that teaches debate to middle school students and began to think about education differently. I was heavily influenced by the work of William Ayers, and I came to see the potential education has for addressing the injustices in our society. I am spending this summer working at the Chicago Freedom School. I can't wait to share everything I learn with the students and to learn from them. Past Classes(Clicking a class title will bring you to the course's section of the corresponding course catalog)C203: Education Toward Liberation? in Splash! 2008 (Oct. 04, 2008)
In this class we will discuss the legacy of liberatory education that arose out of the Mississippi Freedom Schools in 1964. Out of this conversation we will examine Chicago Public Schools and discuss specific policy changes that could make school more liberating for Chicago's youth.
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