Vox Pop
Ten Finalists Perspectives
What
advice
would
you give
to a teacher
dealing with
a traumatised
child?
Hanan Al
Hroub
Palestine
Richard
Johnson
Australia
“You have to first speak
to the child to find out
what his needs are and
the problems he/she is
having. You need to identify the
negative behaviour based on his/her
personality. By doing this analysis, you will know
more about the problems you are dealing
with and how to approach them from an
educational perspective.”
Joe Fatheree
USA
Tell
us a
bit about
the power
of teaching
science and
technology.
Share
2 ways
in which
schools can
help students
to be more
creative.
“We had a purpose
built science lab, which
evolved into a STEM
laboratory in the last 3
years. We started with very
simple types of experiments
that have evolved into using
high
technological
devices
with them. Motivate students to
be creative through demonstration.
Our children have been working with 3D printers for the
past 3 years. They work with Minecraft. They are master
designers and excited about learning. There are
technologies now that people consider as hoaxes…
the Giga Net, Magic Leap and HoloLens. The
power of computer programming is going
to change the world drastically in the
next few years and we have to be
ready for it.”
“Schools have got
to start supporting
students’
creativity
more. They can best do
that by enabling students to
overcome failure. One of the
ways that schools can support
students’ creativity is by helping them to
understand that failure is an important part
of the learning process. The other way is
to help them promote their dreams
by helping them to develop a
scaffolding system to get
them there.”
Robin
Chaurasiya
India
Why is a
social justice
curriculum
important for
girls?
“I grew up in a home
with a lot of domestic
violence and abuse. Both
of my parents had mental
illnesses. These are things
that tie me very strongly to
these girls. We require that
staff and students have therapy.
Healing takes time. The social justice
curriculum allows us to step away from the
idea of being a victim. We have been victimised, yet
we choose to be agents of social change. You can
change your situation. Being born into a particular
situation does not mean it is where you are
meant to be for the rest of your life. We
can create change, so other girls
don’t have to go through it.”
How
can
we help
students to
develop social
responsibility?
Michael
Soskil
USA
“Learning
should
matter
for
more
than
just
passing
tests and quizzes. At
Wallenpaupack,
we’ve
empowered students to
believe that they can make a
positive difference by solving
problems. We’ve used video
conferencing technology to connect
with over 70 different countries. Students talk to
scientists, park rangers, artists, and authors (among
others) who share their passion for what they do.
This helps them to find out what problems they
want to solve. We are able to collaborate
with people from all over the world to
solve those problems.”
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