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Here are some resources that I found helpful with my student and teachers at my school. I did not just focus on globalizing my students but alerting them to a major issue that occurs not just in other countries but here in our own country, and in our own city of New Orleans, feminism. This is what I also centered my project around as well. This is to assist with those teachers and students who want to globalize their classroom.
Teaching Methods for Inspiring the Students of the Future
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Finland transformed its school system from one that was mediocre and inequitable, to one that consistently produces some of the world's best students, while virtually eliminating an achievement gap.
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We should all be feminists by:Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes.
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Dr. Jacobs is an internationally recognized expert in the fields of curriculum and instruction. She has served as an education consultant to schools nationally and internationally on issues and practices pertaining to: curriculum mapping, dynamic instruction, and 21st century strategic planning.
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Our world is changing at an unprecedented pace. To prepare our students, lessons must go beyond the "3 R's" and foster 21st century skills. Skills like critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity will be essential for students to take on the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.
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Questions regarding females and education in India-
Prior to my trip I created two questions or viewpoints I wanted to understand better while in India.
One of my questions was , "How does poverty and education impact females ability to receive an education in India? Is poverty the main reason why students tend not to attend school and work for the sake of the family?
In searching for this answer I have found that poverty is not the main reason for females not attending or receiving their education. The true reason is that the Indian customs is what is hesitant or shuns the idea of females becoming empowered by education. Most of the girls that I spoke with stated that they must work extra hard not only at school but at home as well. They are still seen as the "keepers" of the household even though the year is 2017 not 1917. I was surprised to find this mindset still exists in a globalized world.
My second question stemmed from the first question but detailed in regards to females and education. In India most females are seen as the key to holding the household together. The one who is responsible for taking care of the needs of the family emotionally, socially and sometimes finically depending upon their marital circumstances. With all of these needs that must be met by the females I posed this question ,"When attending school is it fair to say that every child is afforded the same educational privilege? How are females who attend school, if they have the opportunity to do so, deemed as either inferior or superior when obtaining an education? Are females allowed to attend school if their families do not need them to work at home?"
All children unfortunately just as in the U.S., are not afforded the same education. Let me explain, just like in the U.S. all students receive education, right, but are all students receiving the same equal and level of rigor as those students who are either in a private school or a school whose parish is making education priority and pumping in the resources to the teachers which makes it successful school. India is know different. There are schools where students who attend what is known as the public schools, in these schools teachers absences are high, students are in buildings that are not equipped with the best or more modernized technology, like bathrooms or computers. Those students who are in schools that are funded by the government as well as the tuition cost from parents, the buildings are more Westernized and technology is definitely available. Females are more prominent in all of the schools regardless to those that are not as heavily funded in comparison to those which have are funded. The main goal for each parent whom lives in India is for their child to excel and receive an education, for them they want their child to achieve what they were unable to obtain, economic stability.
One of my questions was , "How does poverty and education impact females ability to receive an education in India? Is poverty the main reason why students tend not to attend school and work for the sake of the family?
In searching for this answer I have found that poverty is not the main reason for females not attending or receiving their education. The true reason is that the Indian customs is what is hesitant or shuns the idea of females becoming empowered by education. Most of the girls that I spoke with stated that they must work extra hard not only at school but at home as well. They are still seen as the "keepers" of the household even though the year is 2017 not 1917. I was surprised to find this mindset still exists in a globalized world.
My second question stemmed from the first question but detailed in regards to females and education. In India most females are seen as the key to holding the household together. The one who is responsible for taking care of the needs of the family emotionally, socially and sometimes finically depending upon their marital circumstances. With all of these needs that must be met by the females I posed this question ,"When attending school is it fair to say that every child is afforded the same educational privilege? How are females who attend school, if they have the opportunity to do so, deemed as either inferior or superior when obtaining an education? Are females allowed to attend school if their families do not need them to work at home?"
All children unfortunately just as in the U.S., are not afforded the same education. Let me explain, just like in the U.S. all students receive education, right, but are all students receiving the same equal and level of rigor as those students who are either in a private school or a school whose parish is making education priority and pumping in the resources to the teachers which makes it successful school. India is know different. There are schools where students who attend what is known as the public schools, in these schools teachers absences are high, students are in buildings that are not equipped with the best or more modernized technology, like bathrooms or computers. Those students who are in schools that are funded by the government as well as the tuition cost from parents, the buildings are more Westernized and technology is definitely available. Females are more prominent in all of the schools regardless to those that are not as heavily funded in comparison to those which have are funded. The main goal for each parent whom lives in India is for their child to excel and receive an education, for them they want their child to achieve what they were unable to obtain, economic stability.
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