Getting to Know International Contacts Part 2
The podcast I listened to was another in the Beyond School
Books series. This podcast focuses on education in emergencies. World Teacher
Day is October 5th. This day honors teachers working to build a sustainable
future with children who are changing their communities and the world around
them. Mariam Khalique, a teacher form Pakistan, explains the importance of education for women
in Pakistan. In Pakistan education improves the lives of girls and young women.
Working women with good literacy skills earn 95 cents more than women with weak
literacy skills. Ms. Kahlique had problems attaining an education. Her
immediate family supported her decision, but there were other members of the
family who were against her. In the Pashtun society, Ms. Kahlique’s home, it is
not proper for women to come out of the house, but the women take the risk because
they know how important an education is. Another issue is the lack of proper training
for teachers. Teachers lack the resources to do their work properly.
The Harvard website offers information on several topics
involving children’s well-being.
The article on the Zambian Early Childhood Project (ZECDP) in
2009, a collaborative effort to measure the effects of an ongoing anti-malaria
initiative on children’s development in Zambia, reports on the ZECDP’s new
comprehensive instrument for assessing children’s physical, socio-emotional,
and cognitive development before and throughout their schooling careers—the
first assessment tool of its kind in Zambia. The developers of the assessment
had to replace items used in testing to accommodate differences Zambian
culture. It is the hope of the researchers to provide information to illicit
more funding for education in the area.
Investing in the futures of young children is an issue
worldwide. Improving child outcomes is a universal issue, in some parts of the
world the issues are extremely dire. Scientific research is helping nations
improve the health and well-being g of the world’s most vulnerable children.
Several key initiative have been developed, including early childhood
development, child mental health; and children in crisis and conflict
situations.
References:
http://www.unicef.org/education/bege_70567.html
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