The lecture we had was presented by Dr. Carr. He talked about Medew, which means speech and learning. He described the origin of math and letters from the ancient Egyptians. Writing and Numbers were originated by the married couple of Seshat and Djehuty. The fact that these very essential pieces of science were created by Egyptians, shows the ability of the African American man to create and learn. The next point to Dr.Carr's lecture was about the word Ma'at. Ma'at is about the pathway to learning. He talked about how the Egyptians used language to carry on the knowledge and experience of the world. This was essential to the development of learning and for the preservation of history.
Dr. Carr's lecture was very interesting. Not only did he try to relate to the audience, but he also involved the audience in the discussion. Pressed for time, however, Dr. Carr tends to speed through the lectures, and sometimes makes the lecture hard to follow. The lecture is still very educational, and flows well enough to get the main points of what Dr. Carr is talking about. His lecture could be related to our group's question easily. He talked about the use of language for education. A potential reason for poverty could be the lack of value for education. It is statisticaly proven that if you go to college you will make more money than a high-school graduate or drop-out. If we don't educate our community then they are bound to stay in poverty. Knowledge is more valuable than any amount of money.
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