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6 tips for teens on how to develop critical thinking
My name is Marianna and I am 19 years old. I live in Kyiv, Ukraine. We all know how important it is for young people to stay safe and savvy online. With the rise in 'fake news’, experts have warned us to check sources carefully, pay attention to manipulative headlines and think twice about the stories we share with friends. Like me, you have probably heard these tips many times. But I didn’t truly become media literate until I took the time to develop critical thinking. Media literacy affects the way we look at and perceive the world. For me, it started at school, when I was constantly writing...
Tricks to learn a foreign language easier
Lots of people now travel or work with colleagues from foreign countries and for better communication, it is important to know their language. I'm learning four languages currently and have four tricks for you to study them easier. 1. Learn the basics of grammar The basics of grammar are different in each language. Almost all of us when we start learning other languages naturally apply our own language's grammar. Which is okay, but is usually incorrect. So, we must learn the main principles of grammar. You can do this by surfing the internet for the main rules of the language you are learning...
Western Balkans diversity #YouthDay
I think there is no other place with such a history of nationalism hate as the Balkans and former Yugoslavia. We all have harsh history with each others. Wars after the break of Yugoslavia spread hatred and chauvinism that lead us to the state where a lot of people are afraid of each other. Xenophobia is present in every country, because our political leaders have taught us, in the past 30 years, that that phenomenon is normal. They wanted us to hate each other, because it was easier that way for them to rule. Nowadays, we, as a young people, are aware of this problem and the harm it can cause...
#LetMeLearn It's time to stop the inequality child refugees face in education
With the Covid 19 pandemic, the education of us children has been significantly affected. Unfortunately, the schooling of refugee children who are displaced from their homes and countries is much more impacted, causing them to lose hope for tomorrow. The lucky ones try to continue their education by connecting to their teachers from their home country through their mobile phones. I observed this situation with the Ukrainian child refugees I had the opportunity to meet last June. Some try to hold on to their academic life with teachers provided by institutions such as UNICEF, as I witnessed...
Magic of Friendship
Peace is an active relationship characterized by cooperation, harmony and the ability to address differences without resorting to violence.