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    Dupingy Memories of Haiti
    Dupingy Memories of Haiti
    Dupingy Memories of Haiti
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    Dupingy Memories of Haiti

    By Gerard Pierre-Jean

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    The books major themes are on Haitian educational and cultural issues. The main focus of the first part of this book is on the Haitian educational system, which failed to educate all citizens of the country since the independence from France in 1804. All Haitian governments since the dawn of the republic were unable to provide free, democratic, and equal access to education to all school-age children. The few schools that were built by state officials mostly located in the urban areas or cities cannot satisfy the demand of the population for schooling. There was a systematic and blatant neglect to build schools in the rural areas or (countryside), where the majority of the population live. As a result of that unequal policy, there is a growing illiteracy rate in the general population that led to poverty, inequality, and social injustice.

    The second part of this book is an analysis of the cultural and legal issues facing all Haitian immigrants living in the borough of Brooklyn, New York, from (1970 to 1991) in the process of adaptation and assimilation to the mainstream of American society.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris US
    Release dateFeb 11, 2016
    ISBN9781514459195
    Dupingy Memories of Haiti
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    Gerard Pierre-Jean

    GERALD PIERRE-JEAN was born in Haiti. He studied at the College of Ethnology- State University of Haiti. He went to Brazil to study Curriculum Planning at the Federal University of Santa Maria. While in Brazil he was introduced to the work of Paolo Freire, a famous Brazilian progressive educator. Freire’s teachings had a profound influence on him. When he came to the United States, he obtained a Master’s Degree in Sociology of Education at New York University. He began teaching in the New York City Board of Education at John Marshall Junior High School in February 1985 and later on at Samuel J. Tilden High School of Brooklyn. He taught Social Studies for 23 years at Tilden High School. He came to teach ESL at the Skills and Language Development Program (SKLD) in the City College of New York in September 1985. He taught there for five years. He has been an excellent Teacher and well loved by all of his students. When asked what he likes about working in the Skills and Language Development Program, he responded, “I like teaching in an atmosphere where there is mutual respect and understanding”. He further added that he enjoys the professional relationship that exists between the staff and the administration. When asked to give the ESL students a word of advice he replied, “Learn- learn English- go back to College and get a profession!” He is married to Aline Georges in 1986. Together, they have two children Fitzgerald and Victoria May and also two grand children Obadiah Gerard and Remaliah Joy. They are currently living in New York. He and his wife are actually living in Florida. GERARD PIERRE-JEAN has a Graduate Certificate in Curriculum Planning from the Federal University of Santa Maria at Brazil, a TESOL Certificate from Brooklyn college (CUNY) and a Master’s Of Arts Degree in Sociology of Education from New York University. He retired from Samuel J. Tilden High School in July 2010. He is actively doing research for his writing project.

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      Dupingy Memories of Haiti - Gerard Pierre-Jean

      Copyright © 2016 by Gerard Pierre-Jean.

      Library of Congress Control Number:   2016902201

      ISBN:      Hardcover           978-1-5144-5921-8

                      Softcover            978-1-5144-5920-1

                      eBook                   978-1-5144-5919-5

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

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      Rev. date: 02/23/2016

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      Contents

      I.   Legal Or Constitutional Structure Of Educational System Of Haiti Since 1805

      II.   Social Structure And Education In Haiti

      III.   Centralized System Of Education In Haiti

      IV.   The Bernard Reform Of The 1980S

      V.   New Structure Of The Educational System Under The Bernard Reform

      VI.   Failure Of The Bernard Reform

      Conclusion

      References

      1   Causes Of Migration

      2   The Process Of Adjusting To The American Society

      3   The Minority Groups’ Experience In The American Society

      4   Cultural Differences And Violent Confrontation With Other Caribbean Immigrants In Brooklyn

      5   Gender Inequality And Cultural Assimilation

      References

      PREFACE

      This book is a collection of two critical essays dealing with the system of education in Haiti (1804–1986) and the cultural issues facing all Haitian immigrants living in the borough of Brooklyn, New York (1970–1991). The first essay, Education and Social Inequality in Haiti, is a historical and sociological analysis of the system of education that failed to educate all the citizens of the country since the independence from France in 1804. The founding fathers and the Haitian government failed to provide free, democratic, and equal access to education for all the inhabitants of the country. Therefore, growing illiteracy rate in the population led to poverty, inequality, and social injustice. The State has to provide adequate funding to build a public school system that can prepare human capital for the development of the country. The failure of the Bernard Reform of the 1980s showed that the government was unable to fulfill its constitutional duty to educate all Haitian citizens.

      EDUCATION AND SOCIAL INEQUALITY IN HAITI (1804–1986)

      PART I

      Gerard Pierre-Jean

      EDUCATION AND SOCIAL INEQUALITY IN HAITI (1804–1986)

      The system of education in Haiti does not meet its society’s demand to educate all citizens of the country. Since the independence of the country from France in 1804, little has been done to increase literacy rate in the whole nation. From the dawn of the republic, there has been a crisis in the system of schooling that is not capable of eliminating the high rate of illiteracy among the young children in particular and the adult population in general. The educational system has not been able to provide free, equal, and democratic access to education for all Haitians. It supports social inequality in the country by providing to a small number of persons the ways and means to support their education, while the majority of the population cannot afford to go to school. Although social and economic standing are correlated to education, the majority of Haitian people do not have the opportunity to achieve upward social mobility through educational achievement.

      In order to change the system that continues to produce illiteracy, exploitation, and social injustice from generation to generation, the State has to be committed to its constitutional duty of providing, as a matter of urgency, free, equal, and democratic access to education for all citizens of the country. At the present, there is an urgent need for a new look at these old and

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