Week 31: Exploration of Africa
Homeschooling moms must fill up their knowledge bank in order to give the best to their kids. The more mom knows, the better she can teach. Research these topics and share the general idea with younger kids. For older kids, you might invite them to pick a topic to research.
Henry Stanley
Topics for Week 31
Fables and Trickster Tales
Henry Stanley and David Livingstone
Map Project of Africa
Rutherford B Hayes
James A Garfield
Discussion Questions
Fables and Trickster Tales
Fables and trickster stories are short narratives that use animal characters with human features to convey folk wisdom and to help us understand human nature and human behavior. These stories were originally passed down through oral tradition and were eventually written down.
Henry Stanley and David Livingstone
What was the "Scramble for Africa?"
David Livingstone thought that he could influence others to end the slave trade by finding the source of the Nile river. How was he mistaken in this belief?
Henry Stanley's went on to do many interesting things despite being abandoned by his mother and father. How might early childhood experiences influence your future?
Map Project of Africa
Rutherford B Hayes believed in meritocratic government and in equal treatment without regard to wealth, social standing or race. However, as President of the United States, he ended all federal efforts to bring racial quality to the Southern states. What does this say about the opposition he faced and his inability to find a way forward?
James A Garfield believed the key to improving the state of African American civil rights would be found in education aided by the federal government. He proposied a "universal" education system funded by the federal government.
How was our modern education system a product of Reconstruction?