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COVID- 19's Effect on Educational Inequalities in the UK
On March 20th 2020, in an unprecedented move to stem the spread of coronavirus, schools closed in the UK. With thousands of students given short notice to say goodbye to those they have shared memorable years of their education with, the Government’s move sparked a period of immense uncertainty for Britain’s Youth. Not only did it highlight the very real danger that COVID 19 posed to our society, but it also plunged millions of students into an uncertain situation that they could not have envisaged. Almost instantaneously, plans to take exams, say goodbye to either primary school, secondary...
3 ways to be kind online
Hate speech and mean comments seem to dominate the internet these days. Scroll through any Instagram or Twitter feed, YouTube comment section, or online forum, and you are bound to see people mocking others for their appearance, ethnicity, gender, sexual identity, personal beliefs- really anything can become the unfair target of vile comments online. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Although hate comments are seemingly everywhere on the internet, they do not belong anywhere. Here is a list of some ways to be kind online to turn the internet into a safer and friendlier place for all. 1...
MY DELUSION FOR EDUCATION!
Instruction ends in school-room but education ends only with life - Frederick W. Robertson Let us design our lives with education as the base National Education Policy has got a lot of amelioration from the (1986’s) policy. As we know there are two sides to each coin, so does the national education policy. N.E.P has both strengths and limitations. The first amendment brought up in this New/National Education Policy is that, students’ education in native speech until at least Grade 5, but preferably till Grade 8. If the students schooling is in native speech, the regularity of them speaking in...
Teaching the new generation about recycling: green initiatives for the youth of tomorrow
Today, environmental awareness is not an option, but a necessity, and its presence needs to make itself known in all areas of everyday life. The duties and responsibilities of parents and educators should be intertwined with those of global citizens, so that the generation born after the year 2010 can live, work, and thrive on a sustainable planet. According to the Center for Science Education, the measures we take today do not guarantee a friendlier environment, partly because it may take years for the changes to take effect and partly because not all countries contribute in the same way...
Giving youth voices accountability: Lessons learned from managing a global youth program
Young people are growing up in an unsettled time characterized by fear of political, social and economic instability. At the same time, young people are increasingly taking the lead in voicing the urgency and multiplicity of problems that affect them and their communities. From Emma Gonzalez demanding fierce and deliberate gun control policies to Muzoon Al-Mellehan fighting for the right to education for refugees, the needle of change has been moving for a while now. Despite dismissive stereotypes about millennials, young people are showing up, making themselves heard and are daring to act and...
Yemen crisis: The casualty of education
Every student across the world at some point of time or the other hopes, wishes and prays for that blissful moment when you wake up on a Monday morning and school is somehow magically closed. The idea of exams getting cancelled is a dream only some of us dare to see. The coronavirus pandemic in spite of wreaking havoc across the world has managed to grant these unrealistic wishes. Four months into the worldwide pandemic and the indefinite closure of schools and colleges across the world has left us questioning our wish and desperately missing those 8 am classes. For most students across the...
The Truth About Education
I'm sure we all know at least one person whether it is ourselves or someone else say "We know how to find "x" but I don't know how to fill out a check" or something along those lines. I also cannot tell you how frustrated I get whenever I hear that. Sometimes it's because I know they learned that because I go to school with them, though they may not have paid attention. But I also get frustrated when I hear that because it truly shows us the flawed view people have on education. That flaw is that we believe that a normal education is supposed to just hand us everything in order to succeed in...
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74 memories in my 63 days of quarantine. Too many to name, but here are just a few. COVID-19 I have never seen nothing as perilous as you. Switching from in-class to virtual first attacked me physically. Figuring out a new method was just as hard, Teachers thought that this transition would be fairly easy. I took on some many more responsibilities as a caregiver and a friend. Sticking with my grandmother through her husband’s very end. COVID, you did not allow one of the greatest men I knew see his 74th, Oh what pain I felt. By the next week I knew I was strong because there I was getting...
Libraries as a space for self-actualization in the refugee context
Delivering the Learners’ Voice Program on forced migration for a second year in Athens revealed that the landscape has changed significantly since 2017 and especially since the peak of the refugee crisis in 2015. The historic state of emergency has subsided but more than 50,000 asylum seekers remain in Greece with many moving from island to camp to city. At the same time, there is much to be optimistic about as the city has collectively galvanized support for sustainable and long-term solutions for refugees and newcomers, moving away from a purely emergency response. Education is high on this...
The plight of students during COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria
The Covid-19 pandemic is no doubt a dangerous and deadly disease that ravages the world and humanity in general. It has shut down many activities including economies and businesses around the world, tourism, education and many others. This has forced many countries to resort to online media to conduct businesses, especially learning and important government meetings. Many countries around the world have adopted e-learning or virtual learning programs to facilitate the process of learning among their populations so as not to hinder the learning process which is a very vital and critical aspect...
My experience as a global schools advocate
Nelson Mandela once said "Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world” and how great it is if this powerful weapon can be used to instill sustainable practices in young people. Late last year when I was trained to be a global schools advocate by SDSN youth, I was really excited to be part of this great initiative. It reflected my desire to help make a difference among young people who are the future generations and to educate them about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as global citizenship. At first, it was quite a challenge for me to get schools to...
My journey to LL.B, a personal story
My journey to getting an LLB is one that's full of mystery, hurdles and obstacles. It's years of struggles, hustles and bustles, adjustment and readjustment. To start with, I was not originally an art student during my O level program. I was a science student but I was very weak in calculations especially Mathematics and chemistry, albeit, I fared well in subjects like Biology, Agricultural science and other science subjects. And on top of that I was a lazy student. I didn't make a lot of commitment or put much effort towards learning the subjects I was weak in, instead, I always dodged them...
Reimagining a world with unified education
I believe we can’t really say we were ever fully disconnected in this entire pandemic. Physically we are apart, except the presence of various kinds of devices, social media, and the Internet has kept us far from feeling isolated and lonely. I think we all are thankful for having that, yet that’s the oversight of it. There are still locations where communication and connectivity to the world, both digitally and physically, is nonexistent, especially when it comes to learning. Yes, that’s right. The simple, empowering phenomenon of learning has still not been encountered by countless, much to...
My Story
All my life I knew I was 'different' to others, when I started to get older I started to come to the realisation that I liked boys, but how could this happen? I liked sports and being outdoors, I didn't wear make-up or dress up in dresses. The stereotypical gay guy, wasn't and still isn't me. My time being in the closet was hard, I kept it a secret for nearly 7 years! I'm good at keeping secrets. I even had girlfriends so people, my friends would think I was straight. Stereotypes hurt. Not being able to confide in people hurts more. I'm slowly starting to love myself more, and starting to...
Generation Z and Online Games: Is a ban the right thing to do?
Generation Z (also known as iGeneration) are those who were born between the mid-1990s to early 2000s. This generation is famous for its usage of the Internet from a young age and comfort with technology and interacting on social media. The parents of the GenZ fear the overuse of the Internet by their children. Children reversely feel annoyed with their parents and complain about parents being overly controlling when it comes to their Internet usage. Recently, a 16-year-old boy died by suicide which was interpreted as "missed mission in Player Unknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG)." In light of this...
Online Classes during COVID-19 for underprivileged kids
I am Shantanu Sharma, a 22 year old, B.Tech student. I am associated with social activism for last 4 years now, working on ground level to bring a significant change. I work in the field of education for underprivileged children who reside in slums and rural areas. My other initiatives involve Menstrual Hygiene Management workshops, Technical and Health Awareness Workshops, Rural Skill Development and Online Drives against Sexual Abuse. Currently, I run a voluntary social service group named Udgam Classes in slum an rural areas of Meerut city, India. We are dedicated towards education and...
Another Side to the "New Normal"
For the last couple of months, we have witnessed a 180º turn to the world we’ve known. This global turmoil has taught us two definite lessons: we should never take anything for granted and that international cooperation has become more essential than ever. Regarding the latter, while politics and some schools of economic thought try to impulse an anti-globalization movement, it has become more than evident that, unlike other major global crises in our mankind’s history, we are living in an age of multilateralism, interconnection, high-end technology, and pluriculturalism. As a race for coming...
Children are our Future
Justice has no religion. As we allow our children and youth to be killed and made to live in severe poverty we are helping the hand of injustice to dampen their future and leaders of tomorrow. Standing up for justice means the willingness to sacrifice your own life for the future of others. Let is stand together and save the future of our children and youth around the world.