Del and Viv’s experiences with education in ‘Leave Taking’
I can compare Viv and Del's differing experiences with education - both formal and informal - in ‘Leave Taking’.
Del and Viv’s experiences with education in ‘Leave Taking’
I can compare Viv and Del's differing experiences with education - both formal and informal - in ‘Leave Taking’.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Del's experiences with formal education were mainly negative.
- Del understands the value of formal education, hence her anger at Viv for skipping one of her A Level exams.
- Del finds a sense of peace and fulfilment via her informal education with Mai.
- Despite her academic success, Viv doesn't connect to her school curriculum.
- At the end of the play, Viv pursues Black Studies at uni, perhaps suggesting she will enjoy a more fulfilling education.
Keywords
Formal education - Teaching and learning that happens in institutions and follows a particular curriculum.
Informal education - The learning that occurs outside formal settings; a lifelong education in which you learn about yourself and the world.
Formative - An experience that has a profound (deep) and lasting influence on a person.
Dyslexia - A condition that affects the skills used to read fluently and accurately.
Identity - Who you are; the qualities that make you. Understanding, finding and accepting your identity can be a life’s work.
Common misconception
Del doesn't value formal education.
Del does see the value in formal education, but was turned away from it through a lack of support and understanding.
Equipment
You need access to a copy of Winsome Pinnock's 'Leave Taking' published by Nick Hern Books
Content guidance
- Contains strong language
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
- Depiction or discussion of sexual violence
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
Lesson video
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
Del and Viv attend an obeah reading with Enid.
Del leaves the family home after a fight with Enid.
Enid gives Viv money for university; Viv isn't excited by university.
Del is angry with Viv for skipping an A Level exam.
Del learns that her father used to abuse her mother.
Del becomes an obeah woman; Viv goes to university.
Exit quiz
6 Questions
learning that occurs in institutions
the learning that occurs outside formal settings
an experience that has a profound and lasting influence