Podcast+Library

The following podcasts are available for extra credit. Listen to them and then answer the questions that follow. Points are aligned with each individual podcast:

1. Miss Buchanan's Period of Adjustment: Malcolm Gladwell's Revisionist History. Deals with the actual consequences of the landmark decision // Brown v. Board // on African-American teachers. ** (3 points) **
 * According to Gladwell's podcast, what is the greatest predictor of African-American students' participation in advanced courses like GATE?
 * According to Gladwell's podcast, what was the effect of //Brown v. Board// on African-American teachers? Why did this hurt African-American students?

2. The Foot Soldier of Birmingham: Malcolm Gladwell's Revisionist History. Deals with an iconic image of American History. Does the image portray what we think it does? ** (3 points) **
 * __BEFORE__ you listen to the podcast, please compare the two images: the photograph of the "Foot Soldier" and the statue of the "Foot Soldier". What similarities and differences do you notice?
 * How did Ronald McDowell's (Mac) interpretation of the image change the actual event? Discuss from the standpoint of the officer (Richard Middleton), the dog (Leo) and the "foot soldier" (Walter Gadsden).