Dr. Carr

The first lecture in the Freshman Seminar lecture series was given by Dr. Carr. His presentation focused on knowledge, the wealth of knowledge, history, and wisdom. It was entitled Learning,Wisdom and the African World Experience: An Mbongi" and focused on the roots of knowledge and mankind. It was in Africa that many mathematical methods and sciences began. Dr. Carr then went on to give us a breakdown of Egyptian names, symbols, and terms that he continued to reference to throughout his powerpoint presentation. Dr. Carr also explained how the ancient writing form of hieroglyphics is one of the most advanced forms of writing to date and were used by the egyptians. The Greeks had actually taken their known from the Egyptians and even modeled their gods to mimic those of Egypt. It is in Greece that European history tries to tells us that all of these mathematical, scientific, and teaching methods began, but even the Greeks admit to taking this wealth of knowledge from Egypt and studying in their education system through their references in their work. The time constraint of an hour was nothing in comparison to depth of knowledge in which Dr. Carr presented the audience with. The history and information that I received in this single lecture quickly shadowed any form of historical teachings about African culture that I have had in primary schooling. His lecture left me begging for more and has definitely influence me to pursue taking a course with him before I graduate from Howard University.