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Let's reimagine education after COVID-19
Over the past 9 months, COVID-19 has taken the world by storm. From 1 confirmed case on the 5th of March in South Africa, to 682 215 confirmed cases on the 5th of October, we’ve lived through a time that we didn’t see coming. But along with the pandemic, a lot of issues came to light that have allowed us to learn and grow towards creating a world that can adapt to these challenges and others that may present themselves. Education is a crucial part of any functioning economy. For us to reach a sustainable, unified world, we must start with educating our people. COVID-19 has put pressure on...
What COVID-19 taught me
The year 2020 is quite a distinctive year in my life. For the past 17 years, I have never ever sat inside my home continuously for 3 weeks. I have never imagined a class room without the physical presence of the teacher. I have never imagined a long time physically separated from my friends. I have never imagined a time where I'll be hindered to breath the heavy air without wearing a mask. And now all those "never" that I have mentioned above had a reverse reaction and everything came true. For the first time in my life I heard about a virus which could be simply killed by a soap or hand wash...
Campaigning for Climate Justice in a COVID-19 world
Online classes are the future - but for millions of households, Internet connectivity remains a privilege
When over 1.2 billion children are out of the classroom, that’s bound to impact education forever. Online learning, once a trend that only tech-forward educators were striving to push, is now the norm and, as schools in most regions of the world remain closed, families need to adapt. Despite the wave of initial skepticism, online classes proved to be very effective. For millions of students, they provided a better experience than the traditional medium because it suits various learning styles and creates a more inclusive learning environment. However, online learning is not without its...
Why it’s never too late to care
Nature to be a place of relaxation, peace and carelessness, now being filled with dreads, stress and those, we should now be caring for best. The heat you feel on your skin, will be as deadly as the fire, the monkey is in. Water flowing and melting, slowly, it’s peacefulness to be a feeling, to the day it crashes down and covers everyone, in it’s deadly crown. Although you might just think ”it’s too late” the crisis is like ink, permanent, but with hard work able to be changed one date. Let this date be now, don’t hesitate, don’t get mad, simply vow, take action and agitate, it’s never too...
The Cure
The Cure -Kaanthal Manikandan (a poem from my book, ‘The See-Saw Souls) A warrior sent by the true ruler To quieten the battle cries of the self-proclaimed ones Taking control and taking lives Stabbing Earth with shovels and knives. We’ve angered someone with unimaginable power By forgetting that we are just another petal in the flower Now we wither away... Standing on the verge of falling down Humanity might just go into oblivion. Everything we’ve done, said and faced Our history and survival on the verge of being erased. And so we pray and surrender We take back our lies And lower our knives...
Love of Books: Why Do So Many Kids Lose Their Passion for Reading?
When I was in kindergarten, I was the kid who spent every second of my free time voluntarily reorganizing my teacher’s collection of books (Yeah, I know. I’m a nerd. Now stop judging and keep reading. Thank you very much). I would sort them differently every day, whether it was alphabetical, color-coded, or whatever random system I came up with on that specific day. I didn’t particularly like sorting things; I just wanted to be near the books, with all of their colorful cartoons and stories that made my imagination erupt in a million swirls of creativity and excitement. When I was in second...
I have started the change I want: advocating for climate change in Zimbabwe
Education challenges
Many children in our societies go through various challenges to sustain their studies. Most of them only find time to read while in school, when they get back home, the amount of work awaiting them is just too much. I was so inspired when i saw this kid with his book trying to read and absorb something by the roadside as he sells banana for his poor mother after school. This is just an example of the many students who face various challenges out there to excel in their academics, some even get tired on the way, not because they are tired of going to school but because they can't afford the...
Morning tales of winter
The morning Sun stood aloft, Waving it's dew-bespangled wings; With vermile cheek and whisper soft, Wooing the tardy winter morn'.
On the frontlines of climate change in Dominica
Saving Money Now for Travel Later
The ongoing pandemic has brought an unpleasantly abrupt overhaul to life as we know it. However, many of the changes that COVID-19 has created are only temporary. Sure, things like remote work and online shopping will likely remain in vogue for a long time, but an inability to cross international borders is likely going to disappear as soon as the public health crisis is declared at an end. If you’re a young person who is feeling stifled by the current travel restrictions, don’t worry. Your traveling time will come. In the meantime, here are a few things that you can do to financially prepare...
Nurturing children’s love of animals helps them grow as kind, tolerant, empathetic adults
In 1984, Harvard biologist Edward Osborne Wilson introduced the Biophilia Hypothesis (BET) – an idea that humans have an innate tendency to connect with other forms of life, such as plants and animals. Over the years, many educators have incorporated living elements into the classroom, especially in kindergarten, or even moved classes outdoors to provide playtime opportunities and a closer connection with nature. Unlike adults, who tend to appreciate animals based on their degree of usefulness (not necessarily growing them for meat, leather, or wool, but also to offer companionship), children...
endangered polar bears
Due to centuries of hunting practices and the destabilization of arctic habitats, there have been growing concerns about the future survival of polar bears. While hunting has long been an issue, global warming has done a number on polar bears' habitats in recent years, dramatically shrinking the polar bear population worldwide. In fact, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) estimates that there are only 22,000 to 31,000 polar bears left in the world. Polar bears rely heavily on sea ice for traveling, hunting, resting, mating and, in some areas, maternal dens. But because of ongoing and potential loss...
Futures of Education
As a young knowledge seeker, I wanted an educational concept that could provide important things that I had never had in my life. This is not only about the norms and ethics of goodness but also the information about mistakes and examples that are not in accordance with the norms of society with the aim that I and other knowledge seeker can examine them, of course, with guidance in accordance with the process of running the concept of education, namely building self-intellect. What kind of intellectuality do i really want? This planet is a place where humans live with nature and its rules...
The Power of a New Generation
In a world full of problems that need to be solved, the next generation is my hope. A generation of empowered and empathetic young people are the solution ultimately, and through uniting together there is a real chance of solving the problems that plague the modern world. From climate change to marine conservation, our generation has an enormous untapped potential. With each individual having a unique set of skills and experiences, there is a real chance for problems to be solved. By giving ourselves a voice we are investing in the future, and believing in a better future. We are the...
Dear Mister Presidents
Hello, My name is Noemie also know as Noemie Tahiti. I am a young emerging artist (13 y.o) from French Polynesia located in the middle of Pacific ocean. I participated at the show The Voice Kids 2020 in France. Beside singing, playing the ukulele and going to school, I always felt very concerned about environment and the fact that very shortly climate change will have desastrous consequences for all of us. A couple months ago I asked my parents to work together on a song to urge world leaders to step up their climate actions and commitments. It is the 5th anniversary of the 2015 Paris...
Let's work together.
We are living in a world where the end of suffering is unpredictable. It's already 2021, nine more years remaining before we get to 2030. Despite our vision to achieve a sustainable world, there's still under-development in sub-Saharan Africa. We Africans need to realize that running away from our country to a well-developed nation isn't the solution. We want to run away from our problems, but we don't understand that every successful place/person utilised hard work and time to achieve their current position. Yes, I love the developed world, who doesn't? However, I love my country more. Yes...