Comments by Alexander Cookman Most recent public comments by Alexander Cookman https://nowcomment.com/users/90908 I'm not sure. My guess is that it was based on the extreme demand for slaves. https://nowcomment.com/documents/242555?scroll_to=2207048 https://nowcomment.com/documents/242555?scroll_to=2207048 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 15:55:38 -0500 They were willing to take risks in order to profit. https://nowcomment.com/documents/242555?scroll_to=2207047 https://nowcomment.com/documents/242555?scroll_to=2207047 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 15:54:24 -0500 Yes, sometimes people were sold more than once. https://nowcomment.com/documents/242555?scroll_to=2207046 https://nowcomment.com/documents/242555?scroll_to=2207046 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 15:54:07 -0500 A paradox is a contradiction. In this case: that that captains wanted slaves to survive but also wanted to treat them violently so they would not rebel. https://nowcomment.com/documents/242555?scroll_to=2206999 https://nowcomment.com/documents/242555?scroll_to=2206999 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 15:51:11 -0500 Yes. Slave uprisings are when slaves tried (and succeeded) to rebel. We will learn more about them this week. https://nowcomment.com/documents/242555?scroll_to=2206997 https://nowcomment.com/documents/242555?scroll_to=2206997 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 15:49:34 -0500 Yes, although there was an international backlash against slavery. It was outlawed in Europe before it was outlawed in the U.S. and many considered it immoral. https://nowcomment.com/documents/242555?scroll_to=2206996 https://nowcomment.com/documents/242555?scroll_to=2206996 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 15:49:05 -0500 Good question. I'm not sure of the answer so I will have to do more research. https://nowcomment.com/documents/242555?scroll_to=2206995 https://nowcomment.com/documents/242555?scroll_to=2206995 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 15:48:59 -0500 The risks taken by slave owners were mostly financial. The real risks were (involuntarily) taken by the slaves themselves. https://nowcomment.com/documents/242555?scroll_to=2206993 https://nowcomment.com/documents/242555?scroll_to=2206993 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 15:46:10 -0500 Yes, and concepts such as whiteness helped build that moral justification. https://nowcomment.com/documents/242555?scroll_to=2206989 https://nowcomment.com/documents/242555?scroll_to=2206989 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 15:44:41 -0500 What is the meaning of circumscribed. https://nowcomment.com/documents/242555?scroll_to=2206898 https://nowcomment.com/documents/242555?scroll_to=2206898 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 15:31:53 -0500 Good thought. While slavery wasn't created by capitalism, I don't think it's an accident that the most brutal slave trade in history occurred under capitalism. https://nowcomment.com/documents/242554?scroll_to=2205829 https://nowcomment.com/documents/242554?scroll_to=2205829 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 09:38:37 -0500 Yes, although they were brought there as slaves starting in the 15th century. https://nowcomment.com/documents/242554?scroll_to=2205820 https://nowcomment.com/documents/242554?scroll_to=2205820 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 09:34:27 -0500 At that point, they were probably pretty accurate. https://nowcomment.com/documents/242554?scroll_to=2205818 https://nowcomment.com/documents/242554?scroll_to=2205818 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 09:33:01 -0500 Yes, unfortunately, there is very real continuity between the oppression of the past and the oppression of the present. We never had a clean break. https://nowcomment.com/documents/242554?scroll_to=2205817 https://nowcomment.com/documents/242554?scroll_to=2205817 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 09:32:32 -0500 I suppose that depends on where they started. As I understand it, most slaves were taken from West Africa, so probably not many. https://nowcomment.com/documents/242554?scroll_to=2205808 https://nowcomment.com/documents/242554?scroll_to=2205808 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 09:29:01 -0500 Yes, it was truly depraved. https://nowcomment.com/documents/242554?scroll_to=2205807 https://nowcomment.com/documents/242554?scroll_to=2205807 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 09:28:27 -0500 There were, in fact, a lot of slave uprisings and we will learn about them this week. https://nowcomment.com/documents/242554?scroll_to=2205805 https://nowcomment.com/documents/242554?scroll_to=2205805 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 09:27:57 -0500 Good question, that is not something I have considered. I will try to find out. https://nowcomment.com/documents/242554?scroll_to=2205803 https://nowcomment.com/documents/242554?scroll_to=2205803 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 09:27:09 -0500 I imagine this depended on where you were. I'm sure they were still fed, but they were likely just waiting around to be sold. https://nowcomment.com/documents/242554?scroll_to=2205786 https://nowcomment.com/documents/242554?scroll_to=2205786 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 09:25:54 -0500 Very tragic. It's interesting comparing that to the interview with the former slave we listened to yesterday. He said that he would rather die than be a slave again. https://nowcomment.com/documents/242554?scroll_to=2205782 https://nowcomment.com/documents/242554?scroll_to=2205782 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 09:24:14 -0500 Yes, good vocabulary term. https://nowcomment.com/documents/242554?scroll_to=2205763 https://nowcomment.com/documents/242554?scroll_to=2205763 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 09:22:23 -0500 It depends on what you mean. There was a lot of money in slavery, but there was even more in the industries that depended on slavery: cotton and tobacco cultivation. https://nowcomment.com/documents/242554?scroll_to=2205760 https://nowcomment.com/documents/242554?scroll_to=2205760 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 09:22:03 -0500 The difference being that a black market sells illegal wares. As monstrous as they were, these slave markets were legal! https://nowcomment.com/documents/242554?scroll_to=2205756 https://nowcomment.com/documents/242554?scroll_to=2205756 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 09:20:46 -0500 Yes, there was a clear economic advantage for plantation owners to switch from indenture to slavery. https://nowcomment.com/documents/242554?scroll_to=2205753 https://nowcomment.com/documents/242554?scroll_to=2205753 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 09:20:11 -0500 Yes, usually they stood on a podium known as an "auction block" and were sold to the highest bidder. https://nowcomment.com/documents/242554?scroll_to=2205720 https://nowcomment.com/documents/242554?scroll_to=2205720 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 09:17:39 -0500 Yes, it produced a great deal of wealth, and not just for Southern landowners. https://nowcomment.com/documents/242554?scroll_to=2205713 https://nowcomment.com/documents/242554?scroll_to=2205713 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 09:14:54 -0500 I did not realize that the transatlantic slave trade lasted 350 years. https://nowcomment.com/documents/242554?scroll_to=2205676 https://nowcomment.com/documents/242554?scroll_to=2205676 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 09:07:28 -0500 I'm glad you're not experiencing anxiety, but stress can be just as bad. https://nowcomment.com/documents/236134?scroll_to=2140623 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236134?scroll_to=2140623 Fri, 16 Oct 2020 15:30:30 -0400 I try! Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. https://nowcomment.com/documents/236135?scroll_to=2140620 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236135?scroll_to=2140620 Fri, 16 Oct 2020 15:29:35 -0400 I'm glad you've been making it work. https://nowcomment.com/documents/236135?scroll_to=2140619 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236135?scroll_to=2140619 Fri, 16 Oct 2020 15:28:57 -0400 This is why I try to give you time in class to do assignments. I know some of it still spills over into your evenings, though. https://nowcomment.com/documents/236135?scroll_to=2140618 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236135?scroll_to=2140618 Fri, 16 Oct 2020 15:28:45 -0400 Remote learning has been hard on diverse learners especially. https://nowcomment.com/documents/236135?scroll_to=2140616 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236135?scroll_to=2140616 Fri, 16 Oct 2020 15:28:03 -0400 Looks like students are trying to assert their right to have input, whether they're asked or not. https://nowcomment.com/documents/236135?scroll_to=2140615 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236135?scroll_to=2140615 Fri, 16 Oct 2020 15:27:33 -0400 School is an extremely important social outlet! https://nowcomment.com/documents/236135?scroll_to=2140614 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236135?scroll_to=2140614 Fri, 16 Oct 2020 15:26:55 -0400 The schedules were voted on before remote learning was announced. Sure seems like the institution of remote learning would call for a re-vote! https://nowcomment.com/documents/236135?scroll_to=2140612 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236135?scroll_to=2140612 Fri, 16 Oct 2020 15:26:29 -0400 Part of the issue has been the "80/20" rule. We were told that we had to do 80% synchronous activities at a minimum. If that requirement no longer existed, maybe things could change. https://nowcomment.com/documents/236135?scroll_to=2140610 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236135?scroll_to=2140610 Fri, 16 Oct 2020 15:23:48 -0400 Yes, this goes back to our conversation at the beginning of the year. https://nowcomment.com/documents/236135?scroll_to=2140606 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236135?scroll_to=2140606 Fri, 16 Oct 2020 15:17:08 -0400 Many students seem to feel uncomfortable being on video during class. https://nowcomment.com/documents/236135?scroll_to=2140587 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236135?scroll_to=2140587 Fri, 16 Oct 2020 15:15:35 -0400 I was impressed that it was started by a middle schooler. https://nowcomment.com/documents/236135?scroll_to=2140585 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236135?scroll_to=2140585 Fri, 16 Oct 2020 15:14:54 -0400 Maybe we teachers need to do a better job of communicating with each other about how much work we're assigning. In the school, we would see each other and talk about those sorts of things naturally. https://nowcomment.com/documents/236135?scroll_to=2140582 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236135?scroll_to=2140582 Fri, 16 Oct 2020 15:14:09 -0400 A paradox, for sure. https://nowcomment.com/documents/236135?scroll_to=2140579 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236135?scroll_to=2140579 Fri, 16 Oct 2020 15:13:39 -0400 Strong words! Do you feel this way about civics? I will not be offended if you say yes. https://nowcomment.com/documents/236135?scroll_to=2140575 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236135?scroll_to=2140575 Fri, 16 Oct 2020 15:29:35 -0400 It is definitely harder for me, as a teacher, to know what the appropriate amount of work to assign is. When I see you all every day in person, I find it easier to assess. https://nowcomment.com/documents/236135?scroll_to=2140571 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236135?scroll_to=2140571 Fri, 16 Oct 2020 15:12:31 -0400 Interesting! Although many people find remote learning exhausting, maybe another problem with it is that it is less academically rigorous. https://nowcomment.com/documents/236135?scroll_to=2140563 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236135?scroll_to=2140563 Fri, 16 Oct 2020 15:11:18 -0400 I believe the petition is for the whole of CPS. https://nowcomment.com/documents/236135?scroll_to=2140557 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236135?scroll_to=2140557 Fri, 16 Oct 2020 15:10:24 -0400 For the first month of remote learning, all I did was teach, plan, walk, the dog, plan, cook dinner, plan, and sleep. It was punishing! https://nowcomment.com/documents/236135?scroll_to=2140546 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236135?scroll_to=2140546 Fri, 16 Oct 2020 15:08:25 -0400 It's a little hard to tell. I think she is saying that individual schools could vote to change their schedules and that that could result in something less intense than 80% synchronous online learning. https://nowcomment.com/documents/236134?scroll_to=2140168 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236134?scroll_to=2140168 Fri, 16 Oct 2020 13:33:49 -0400 Maybe the model could involve more asynchronous teaching. https://nowcomment.com/documents/236134?scroll_to=2140164 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236134?scroll_to=2140164 Fri, 16 Oct 2020 13:32:34 -0400 I agree. I am trying to find the right amount of work to assign so I do not overwhelm my students. https://nowcomment.com/documents/236134?scroll_to=2140163 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236134?scroll_to=2140163 Fri, 16 Oct 2020 13:32:07 -0400 I think you are not alone. https://nowcomment.com/documents/236134?scroll_to=2140128 https://nowcomment.com/documents/236134?scroll_to=2140128 Fri, 16 Oct 2020 13:21:35 -0400 It's almost the exact opposite of what most of us are taught. Although I want to point out that this idea was not "normal" for the time, but it was normalIZED in Italy. https://nowcomment.com/documents/229867?scroll_to=2086627 https://nowcomment.com/documents/229867?scroll_to=2086627 Thu, 24 Sep 2020 15:22:09 -0400 Many countries do not want to have an honest reckoning with the past. https://nowcomment.com/documents/229867?scroll_to=2086571 https://nowcomment.com/documents/229867?scroll_to=2086571 Thu, 24 Sep 2020 15:16:21 -0400 Yes, they did not like change. Fascism is a very backward looking philosophy. Mussolini claimed he wanted to reestablish the Roman Empire! https://nowcomment.com/documents/229867?scroll_to=2086563 https://nowcomment.com/documents/229867?scroll_to=2086563 Thu, 24 Sep 2020 15:15:03 -0400 There were many Italians who resisted fascism, but they had to do so in secret or risk imprisonment/execution. https://nowcomment.com/documents/229867?scroll_to=2086555 https://nowcomment.com/documents/229867?scroll_to=2086555 Thu, 24 Sep 2020 15:14:08 -0400 Truly baffling! The people causing your problems are the only people worse off than you are? Seems outrageous, but many people still believe things like this. https://nowcomment.com/documents/229867?scroll_to=2086551 https://nowcomment.com/documents/229867?scroll_to=2086551 Thu, 24 Sep 2020 15:13:36 -0400 Many fascists believed in "Social Darwinism" (which is not based in science or Darwin's actual theories). https://nowcomment.com/documents/229867?scroll_to=2086522 https://nowcomment.com/documents/229867?scroll_to=2086522 Thu, 24 Sep 2020 15:12:17 -0400 There are definite connections between European fascism and white racism in the U.S. https://nowcomment.com/documents/229867?scroll_to=2086493 https://nowcomment.com/documents/229867?scroll_to=2086493 Thu, 24 Sep 2020 15:10:17 -0400 Fascism is generally understood as a deeply racist and xenophobic ideology. https://nowcomment.com/documents/229867?scroll_to=2086460 https://nowcomment.com/documents/229867?scroll_to=2086460 Thu, 24 Sep 2020 15:09:06 -0400 Refusing to hate people designated "enemies of the nation" was absolutely considered treason. https://nowcomment.com/documents/229866?scroll_to=2086116 https://nowcomment.com/documents/229866?scroll_to=2086116 Thu, 24 Sep 2020 13:25:42 -0400 Depends on whom you disagree with. Most of the government/military/police officials in Italy were unaccountable to regular civilians. So they would do whatever they could get away with. https://nowcomment.com/documents/229866?scroll_to=2086110 https://nowcomment.com/documents/229866?scroll_to=2086110 Thu, 24 Sep 2020 13:24:31 -0400 It sure seems outrageous to us. Alarming that it seemed totally normal to them for decades. https://nowcomment.com/documents/229866?scroll_to=2086104 https://nowcomment.com/documents/229866?scroll_to=2086104 Thu, 24 Sep 2020 13:23:14 -0400 Italy was struggling economically when Mussolini came to power. They blamed modern ideas for making their country weak. https://nowcomment.com/documents/229866?scroll_to=2086101 https://nowcomment.com/documents/229866?scroll_to=2086101 Thu, 24 Sep 2020 13:22:39 -0400 Ultimately it took a world war to end fascism in Italy. But many Italians resisted fascism in secret before that happened. https://nowcomment.com/documents/229866?scroll_to=2086091 https://nowcomment.com/documents/229866?scroll_to=2086091 Thu, 24 Sep 2020 13:20:44 -0400 Militia actions were an important means of exercising power for fascists. https://nowcomment.com/documents/229866?scroll_to=2086082 https://nowcomment.com/documents/229866?scroll_to=2086082 Thu, 24 Sep 2020 13:19:26 -0400 There may be no current fascist governments, but the ideology is definitely still out there. https://nowcomment.com/documents/229864?scroll_to=2085862 https://nowcomment.com/documents/229864?scroll_to=2085862 Thu, 24 Sep 2020 12:31:46 -0400 Yes, that's an important term to know. https://nowcomment.com/documents/229864?scroll_to=2085861 https://nowcomment.com/documents/229864?scroll_to=2085861 Thu, 24 Sep 2020 12:31:08 -0400 They believed that people should dominate or be dominated. The leader can have a mind of his own and everyone else submits. https://nowcomment.com/documents/229864?scroll_to=2085843 https://nowcomment.com/documents/229864?scroll_to=2085843 Thu, 24 Sep 2020 12:30:35 -0400 Fascists were almost worshipful toward the military and militarism. https://nowcomment.com/documents/229864?scroll_to=2085824 https://nowcomment.com/documents/229864?scroll_to=2085824 Thu, 24 Sep 2020 12:29:28 -0400 Test https://nowcomment.com/documents/228321?scroll_to=2071530 https://nowcomment.com/documents/228321?scroll_to=2071530 Test Tue, 22 Sep 2020 14:47:25 -0400