They are important, but back in the day, an 80-year-old minister learned that you can talk to your tomatoes, a teacher learned that relatives are neighbors and neighbors are relatives, a judge learned that the electric pedal is fiction, and a mayor learned that a stubborn 600 pound farm animal can be a good teacher. When we set out to learn about and compare educational systems of yesteryear to our own experiences today, we discovered that reading, writing, and arithmetic are only parts of schooling in an Appalachian rural community.
Narrator ( 01:43): So we listen, we learn, and we prepare ourselves to live the best stories we can. By looking at what was and what is, we can plan for our communities of tomorrow in the place we call home. There are so many ways to learn our stories, but best of all, our stories are carried in the memories of our people linked to the past and intertwined with the present, with hints and lessons for our future stories. The bits and pieces of our stories are discovered in yellow newspapers and among treasured letters, home.
They live on painted walls and are embroidered into handmade quilts. Our stories walk the stage in original plays by local playwrights. Composers tell our stories through the sounds of their music and the words of their lyrics. They are found in photo collections and manuscripts, reflecting the routine and the special experiences of life in Appalachia. Our stories are written within the margins of small diaries and daily journals. In stories of hidden heritage, hard times, good times, forgotten peoples, and life threatening situations. We find them in well-crafted books about long-kept family secrets. Narrator ( 00:20): Our stories surround us in many forms. This story was created in conjunction with the Museum on Main Street Stories: Yes project. Youth storytellers included Anaia Roberts, Luciana Cole, Jordan Heatherly, Keola Morton, Ayiana Roberts, Patricia Goins, and Alleyah Roberts. Students in Campbell County, Tennessee, worked with the Campbell County Historical Society and Postmark LaFollette to produce this story about education and learning in the past compared to classrooms today.
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