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Sonja Gantt, daughter of former Charlotte mayor Harvey Gantt, describes her experience as a student at Piedmont Open Middle School in Charlotte, North Carolina in the late 1970s. She discusses the cohesion of the student body, influential teachers, extracurricular activities, and how her time at Piedmont Open prompted her career choices. In addition, Ms. Gantt explains how she helped form the cheerleading squad at Piedmont Open, and the importance of inclusive participation in the team. She describes what she values as advantages of open education, stressing the open communication between student and teacher, the emphasis on a student's strengths, and a focus on problem solving.

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Title
Sonja Gantt oral history interview, 2004 December 8
Creator
Gantt, Sonja, 1965- interviewee
Contributor
Wirzbicki, Michelle, interviewer
Date (Text)
2004-12-08
Place of Creation
Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher
J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Extent
1 audio file (20:56) : digital, MP3
Biographical/Historical Note
Sonja Gantt was a 39-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place at Piedmont Open Middle School in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in Seneca, South Carolina in 1965. She was educated at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and was employed as a journalist and a television news anchor.
Other Identifiers
Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:167
System Control No.
OH-GA0354
Subject (Person)
Gantt, Sonja, 1965-
Subject (Corporate)
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Piedmont Open Middle School (Charlotte, N.C.)
Subject (Topic)
Open plan schools
Teacher-student relationships
Student activities
African American students
Students--Social life and customs
Active learning
Geographic Coverage
North Carolina--Charlotte
Subject (Date)
1970-2010
Type
Audio
Format
spoken word
Interviews
Oral histories
Language
English
Grant Information
Digitization made possible by funding from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.
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Record Appears in
Oral History Collections > Open Schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Internet Mime Type
audio/mpeg
Location of Original
J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Reproduction Note
MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master file. Interview originally recorded on analog audio cassette and digitized using Digidesign 003 rack.
2014-02-03
Related Materials
Irwin Avenue Open School records, 1957-2004. J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

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