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Excellent job, Juan. Thank you so much for sharing! African Studies can help to create more equity and understanding among different cultures.

Thank you Amber for sharing. I think it is important to acknowledge gaps in our curriculum and teaching and seek to do something about it. Thank you f...

Jessica, great job here. I agree that African studies should be a general ed requirement in high schools.

Hugo, you do a great job of highlighting the power dynamics and biases that shape perceptions of Africa. Great job of mentioning the importance of cha...

Well said, William. The model is useful in helping outsiders, and insiders for that matter, to see the truth of the continent and its people.

Thank you for your thoughts, ZoAnne. Understanding the social construction of Africa does help to mitigate some of the misconceptions and negative ste...

Thank you for sharing your thoughts, Lou. I agree that acknowledging the social construction of Africa is an important first step in justly teaching a...

Well stated Carolina! I think highlighting similarities and differences between Africa and other continents in terms of peoples' perceptions can be ve...

Thank you for sharing, Nancy! And, thank you for being in this course!

Thank you for joining this course, Mary! We all need the lesson on collaborating to show acts of kindness to others.

Thank you for joining this course, Nerlynn. I was born in Charlotte so am very familiar with the city. I hope that you have come to love to city too.

Thank you for being in this course, Bill. I agree that it is challenging to get people to realize the importance of all people being able to see thems...

Hi Amber, thank you for being in this class and for being transparent about the ways that you incorporate Africa into your curriculum.

Hi Jessica! Welcome to the class and thank you for sharing the teaching blog.

Thank you for being in this course, Juan! I hear you with the stereotypes about male teachers. Early in my career, many people thought I should coach.