What+is+a+Human+Right?+-+1

Download and complete the following worksheet:

Human rights-education questions.rtf


 * Work in groups to think about the following questions:**

a. Do you think that everyone in the world feels the same way about education as you? Why? b. What is education for?


 * Further Questions to ponder**:
 * 1) 'Is education about providing model citizens? Why?’,
 * 2) ‘Is education about turning young people into productive economic units? Why?’,
 * 3) ‘Is education about helping young people to find out who they are? Why?’,
 * 4) ‘Is education about helping young people to discover what they can do well? Why?’,
 * 5) ‘Are there some things that everybody ought to learn how to do? Why?’,
 * 6) ‘Does it matter if you can’t speak English/read/add up/understand calculus/work out what happens when two chemicals combine/etc.? Why?’
 * Barefoot Boy**

Download and read the following poem:

Barefoot Boy.pdf

In your groups, consider the following questions. Make notes on your discussion.

a. Why do you think little barefoot boy is not at school? b. Do you think he would like to go to school? c. What is this poem trying to say about education? d. Is this poem talking about a personal, national or global problem? e. Whose responsibility is it to make sure children go to school? f. What can be done if parents don’t send their children to school? g. What reasons are there for parents not sending their children to school? h. Do you think that little barefoot boy would avoid crime if he went to school?l?