Stumbling through some different TED talk videos, I came across Dare to Educate Girls. The video looks at more of a globally relevant form of gender injustice but which can be seen in schools in Canada due to a large percent of immigrants and different cultures. Many of the families in our schools may have first handedly gone through some of these types of gender injustices or still are currently going through them. Maybe some of them moved to Canada to give their daughters a chance. Whatever the case, injustices like this are going on everyday and as a teacher it is important to take note and become sensitive and responsive to injustices.
Three main things really came up with regards to the video.
1. How important and relative 'family literacy' and family support is for education. Although maybe not to the life-or-death extent as seen in Afghanistan, it is still so crucial for child development.
2. At 4:16-4:30, Shabana discusses how important education is- above all things. This is why I want to teach abroad and aid countries in distress. We can send money, we can educate the world on what is happening, but why not go: see it first hand and make a positive change.
3. Recently, I met a women in Calgary that is an education professor and athlete. She is participating in a lecture with government members from Afghanistan this upcoming month to more or less try to convince their country why women should be educated. One person really can change the world. Below is a link to Canadian women helping make this happen. Who We Are
Below, I have also including a link to the movement that Shabana referred to in the video. Take a look :)
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