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Extensive knowledge of education, <\/strong>solutions to ever-growing problems, and a healthy dose of humor made for a memorable lecture by Geoffrey Canada, education reformer and social activist, on Tuesday, February 15. As part of the Hunter Lecture Series, Canada spoke to a large crowd at UTC on the importance of education reform and accountability.<\/p>\n

“Unless our nation does something dramatically different about education, we’re not going to remain a superpower,\u201d Canada said.<\/p>\n

Canada, himself, has tried to make drastic changes to education. He is the founder of the Harlem Children\u2019s Zone, a program that targets 100 blocks in Central Harlem with a comprehensive range of services for children and parents from birth through college.<\/p>\n

“If you want to save your children, you have to do it yourself,\u201d he said. \u201cNo one else is coming.”<\/p>\n

Canada\u2019s program started with a 24-block radius and has since grown into 100 blocks. The Harlem Children\u2019s Zone is the model for the U.S. Department of Education\u2019s Promise Neighborhoods program.<\/p>\n

\u201cCanada has the rare gift of making the seemingly intractable problem, of educating the poorest and most socially challenged among us, appear difficult but clearly solvable,\u201d Dr. Phil Oldham, UTC Provost and Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, said.<\/p>\n

Canada also spoke of the responsibility educators have to their students.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf there our no penalties for our failure, then kids will continue to fail for decades,\u201d he said. \u201cIf those kids don\u2019t succeed than neither do I.\u201d<\/p>\n

Canada also has high expectations for the children enrolled in his program.<\/p>\n

\u201cI only have one goal for my kids: graduate college,\u201d he continued. \u201cI have equal expectations for all my kids.\u201d<\/p>\n

His talk was well-received by the UTC community.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Hunter Series continues to be a tremendous opportunity for our students and the broader community to see modern history makers up close and personal,\u201d Oldman said. \u201cWho knows which current UTC student may be inspired to make similar contributions to society in their lifetime due to the Hunter Series?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI really enjoyed what he had to say,\u201d Lindsay Rieman, UTC alumna and first-grade teacher at Woodmore Elementary School in Chattanooga, said. \u201cHe presented the serious material in a humorous manner while exhibiting a great deal of knowledge and conviction.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHis speech was one that reminds me why I go to teach everyday, and makes me want to be that much better to help my students succeed,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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