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Home Quarantined in Bangladesh
My Name is Shamayel Shahir Khan. I live in Bangladesh and I'm 15. The situation is going worse here day by day. We are home quarantined for almost a month, we don't have anywhere to go. I miss all my friends and relatives. I miss all my teachers and school. It's so boring that I can't even explain. We all are doing online classes while staying at home. I hope that this COVID-19 vanishes and we all go back to our normal lives. Please pray for us.
Males & Females: 2 Sides Of The Same Coin
Have you heard of the term, "two sides of the same coin"? Humanity has two sides, just like a coin. If a coin has one side, it wouldn't be anything of value or anything at all. Humanity, like coins have two sides: males and females. Just like a coin, if humanity, for example, only had the male gender, it would all be meaningless without their female counterparts. In every living organism, males and females are integral. They all have an equal role to fulfill in creating life and leading the way for others to follow suit. So, if, among the 100%, 50% are males and 50% are females, equality...
Belated Nelson Mandela Day (Honoring Nelson Mandela)
On the 18th of July, it was Nelson Mandela Day. On this day, every year, on Mandela's birthday, all of us across the globe honor his efforts, efforts that ended apartheid which was a system where white people were treated better than black people in his country, South Africa. On this day, I couldn't help but wonder how he was so dedicated to his cause that even while imprisoned for 27 years for fighting for his people, he continued fighting for black people in peace. He REFUSED to give up on his race's unfair treatment and was dauntless for 27 TEDIOUS YEARS IN PRISON. In South Africa, black...
Learning at home in Bangladesh amid COVID-19 crisis
I am a boy of SOS Youth House Khulna and live in a boarding house at Dhaka. I am studying B.Sc. Engineering in Textile in Daffodil International University. Just after the completion of my 2nd year mid-final exam, the coronavirus (COVID-19) started breaking out in different parts of the world and my university got closed. Our boarding house was made vacant. Then I returned to SOS Youth House Khulna to stay for some days to keep myself safe from Coronavirus. We have been home quarantined for 16 days. At the beginning, I was stressed thinking about my study. Our teachers declared that our...
The Night School That will Give You Motivation
INTRODUCTION The year is 2016, and I've got some time after taking my High School Exam. During that time I got a chance to know more about my society, surroundings, and culture. I started work at a night school as a paid volunteer, and the first thought came to my mind, most of the students are senior to me. How will I deal with this sort of problem? When I talked to the principal of that night school, he encouraged me a lot and said to me “you can teach other students, as they are more senior and maintain professionalism”. My night school students are not that serious about the grade, but...
Let's build a learning society.
In today's time, the whole education system got collapsed by the grisly palm of Covid-19. So to fight against this unexpected moment and the sine dine situation, to keep up the quality of education there need to hold the education system. Non-formal education, a stream of education system is a way to bring possible changes in the education system. There are a good number of student mostly in the developing countries like Bangladesh already dropped out of the school because of several issues (e.g. Financial issues, Health issues). So to bring back to education, Non-formal education can work...
Transition From Online To Physical School
We are still having our online classes and can't wait for physical school to start. But, many are still anxious to start school in their respective institutions as they see so many people after so long, especially introverts like myself. I would feel a mix between nervousness and relief. I would be relieved as I can finally go somewhere other than my house and nervousness as I have to interact with so many people. But, I would rather have physical school than online classes any longer. Why? I get super bored at home. It's miserable, in all honesty. You're locked away and your only source of...
A beautiful world without discrimination (World Children's Day 2020)
I am Syeda Sabiqun Nahar from Bangladesh. I dream of a world where 'discrimination' is no longer present among us, rather, it would just become a term coined in our least liked part of the history. I hope to see a world where people from around the globe irrespective of their gender, class, creed and preferences join forces to provide a greener and safer environment for their children. I wish to live in a world where women and children are stronger and safe with the support of their family. And underneath the masks we're wearing today, may everyone's smiles remain unscathed. #voicesofyouth
The lessons we learn outside classroom
School, classrooms, textbooks - all are produced for education. But the fact is, they cannot provide us the real education. Rather, what we really learn is from outside of textbooks. We learn from our inside, our life, our family,the outside world, even storybooks and movies. I can give you some first hand example about it. Do you know how I learned communicative English? My textbooks and teachers weren’t able to teach me communicative English. I did well in the examination, but I didn’t have the courage to read and write English. My fear about English language started to decrease by sending...
Respect young people
Yesterday, one of my Bengali literature teachers said something that left a mark in my heart, and I couldn’t agree more. He said that adults choose the safe side, when young people want the justice. I will add some more to his statement. Adults don’t want to take risks, but young people aren’t afraid to take risks and they want to experiment. That's why young people find ways in times when adults don’t. Young people lack maturity and sometimes judgement. Adults must guide them and teach them. They need to correct their mistakes. Young people need their supervision. But, adults try to control...
I want our education system to be different
Why do we always have to write essays on patriotism, perseverance and value of time? What is the point of memorizing the sets of dates in history? What good is there knowing about grasshopper's digestive system? These are the questions stuck in my head for a long time. I am that type of person who never likes the conventional education system. I can't just break myself out of it, if I could I did.
We aren't learning
I like solving problems of mathematics and physics on my own. When I get stuck on a problem and after brainstorming for a long time I finally solve the problem, I feel real pleasure. I remember telling myself not to give up while solving calculus problems. But I didn’t hate them. I like studying at my own pace. Without having pressure or the thought of an examination in my mind. I like doing it slowly, to the point it doesn’t make me feel bad. But all my good feelings go away when I remember that I have to sit for an examination. Studying is not for enjoying. Studying is for getting good...
Under the clouds, where we see
Under the clouds, where we see The homeless people scattered on the asphalt In a mimicry of pebbles Visible yet camouflaged from our eyes. The homeless people enshrouded by no one But our animated restlessness That ceases for none but our wrist watches. Our wrist watches that show the time we don't have To lose over sightseeing And contemplating the woes of others. The woes of others? Don't they hold any weight Over whatever weight we were born with - and still carry? The asphalt, the bitumen, and the paved roads Lead us to their destination by chance And think of it for a second: If one of us...
Our Rights
Right to education I am currently studying in college and so far, I came across three more students with disabilities – two when I was at school, and one at college. I asked myself, “Why are they so less in number? What happens to the rest of them? Why disability is a term so unfamiliar in schools and colleges?” I am eternally grateful to my parents, and to the teachers of my school and college who are supportive enough to encourage me. I consider myself lucky. But it should not be a matter of luck. It should not be considered as a privilege. It is my right and if it is violated, I can claim...
Equality
I don’t think we are all equal. In my opinion, we are all different but our rights are equal. Men and women cannot be equal. Introverts and extroverts cannot be equal. Persons with disabilities aren't equal to others. Religions are not equal to one another. No two people are same. But yes, human rights are equal. The thing is accepting the fact that people are not equal. The thing is accepting the fact that they are different . The thing is accepting different ones and accepting the fact that difference is a part of the world. No one should be discriminated, not because we are all equal...
How to Continue Learning a New Skill
I used to believe I would not be able to learn the skill I wanted to learn, that I would stop in the middle of the journey. I'm still not sure I am totally out of the hold of this vicious (and not to mention, unproductive) pattern of thinking, but by now, I have listed up ways to deal with it. Or at least, to quieten it, if annihilating it is outside my capability. Whenever I find some new skill to be important, hence worth putting on my list of new skills to be learned, I tell myself it won't be a waste of time. As it happens, I'm the sort of person who can't be guilted into anything other...
Reimagining the education system
So often I complain and whine about our education system. You may think, why do I do it? I am going to college despite being a differently able person, so I should be thankful and I shouldn’t be whiny. If that is what you think, you are so wrong. You may think, when the world is facing a real learning crisis and a large number of children cannot even go to school, why am I still concerned about the wrongs of today’s education system? Because that is what I am facing myself and I think that is also a real crisis. When so many others are fighting to make education accessible and inclusive, I am...
This Dreadful Educational Crisis
Education is a powerful tool and the antidote to a flourishing nation. Education has empowered minds and taken individuals to beautiful destinations. Each and every individual, regardless of beliefs, socio-economic status, race, sex, gender etc. is worthy of the gift of Knowledge, for which the currency is Education. This world has witnessed a delightful rise in the literacy rate and the enrollment of children and young people in school and higher education. This change was much desired and very welcome indeed for developing countries like mine, Bangladesh, in South Asia and beyond, where...
A Story of Kindness
You don't always need to engage with a community or club to help people. You can do it in other ways. Let me share a story. Ever since I got admitted to school, I never found my fellow classmates unsupportive. They were always there to support me unconditionally. No one ever bullied me. No one ever asked me embarrassing questions. They always extended their hands to help me – both literally and metaphorically. Without a question or hesitation, they accepted me as a part of them, so naturally. In college, I again found myself surrounded by warm and kind classmates. They stand up for me whenever...