Group Work Discussion (David P. / Demi / Jamie / Alex)
What aspect of Education for All has your group concentrated on for this project? Use the comments section of this post to discuss your group's work, research and findings and your opinions about the topic(s) you've been studying.
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Our group has focused on the topics of the lack of resources and illiteracy for our 20/20 project. The really interesting thing about our project was that there was so much to learn about our topics, because it affects the whole world. For example, I would have guessed that the most illiterate areas in the world are in Africa, while areas like India, Thailand, and some South American countries also have extremely high illiteracy rates. For me, doing this project has made me want to help other people so much more. I never realized how lucky I am, or how much other people need help, until I saw that in some areas of Africa and Asia, every two out of three people are illiterate. Another great thing about this project is that any of our ideas could really help the world, and it feels good to know that we can do so much.
In Challenge 20/20 my group (David P., Demi, and Jamie) have focused on two major global issues in Education for all, lack of resources and illiteracy. As I began to get deeper into my researching, I realized that there is a large correlation between these two massive barriers in education. Without proper resources in schools, there is no way that the children in these schools can possibly read and write. Being illiterate, they obviously cannot go out and get a paying job and make money. This causes the areas that have a large percentage of illteracy to become very poor. If the areas are very poor they do not have enough money to buy proper resources for the upcoming generations. This vicous cycle is now one of the major reasons that there is so much poverty in this world. I believe that being illiteracy effaces all opportunity and leads to a large amount of hardship. This problem must be resolved as the shocking statistic that 1 in 5 people are illiterate means that 1 in 5 people are unable to improve this world.
For challenge 20/20 my group focused on educational resources, or lack there of, and illiteracy. Since the project was focused on a global scale we were able to really see the educational problems many problems around the world have. It was also quite evident to me that there was a major trend between counrties all over the world. Most of the time i have done a project it has been focused on what is going on here in America, and now seeing what goes on around the world is putting me in a completely new mind set. I feel i have a much broader sense of common issues, but on a global scale.
For Challenge 20/20 my group has focused on the main issues of educational resources and illiteracy. While doing this project I discovered that illiteracy is a major problem in most nations around the world including the US. This was suprising to me because I always thought that the US would have very low rates of illiteracy due to its economic situation and educational system. This makes me think how bad the illiteracy rate in Africa and other poor countries must be, especially the countries facing civil wars. Educational resources is another major issue facing many other poor countries. Kenya, for example, has school houses that would resemble the schoolhouses in the US during the civil war. These school houses have 1 or 2 rooms with 1 or 2 teachers educating 50 kids aging from 7 to 15 all in one class. Problems like these show that contries with a higher economic standards should help the poorer countries that need better schools for the kids and teens in that country or countries. It is also devastating that a country like the US has has an illiteracy rate so high, especially since the US is one of the most advanced countries in the world with a strong economy.
I am responding to David's post, and I also feel like seeing what has gone on around the world has opened my eyes. I had always thought that school was a waste of time, or boring, or a pain because I had to get up at six-thirty in the morning. But now I see that school is a blessing,and that not only do people not have any food to eat, or good shelter, but they also have absolutely no educational resources. I think that 20/20 has made me see how much people need to help others be educated, because I have learned that education is a huge part of success, and that if we educate everyone worldwide, then I think that the world could be a better place for everyone.
I am reasponding to Alex's post. I agree with what you said about educational reasources and illiteracy leading to poverty, but solving these problems will not help all people because with poverty comes other reacource deficencies like lack of food, poor housing and helthcare. So in solving the problems of Educational Reasorces and Illiteracy in poor countries you will essentialy lessen the issues of all the other problems stated above. And that the world has to do more about solving these problems.
In response to Demi's comment I agree with what she said, but there is much more to it as well. For example she explained how she saw many places in the world have the same problem of illiteracy, however there is also much going on right here in our back yard. For example Camden, New Jersey. It is considered the poorest town in the United States. Similar to counrtries around the world, youth in Camden get distracted. The only difference between Camden, and let's say kids in Darfur is kids are distracted by war while kids in Camden get pulled into gangs to sell drugs. In addition to being able to see global problems it is much easier to see problems here in America. I also feel with the knowledge of this project it is easier for me to spot specific problems in all kinds of issues.
I am responding to Jamie's post. I agree with Jamie and find his prospective very interesting. I realize that if we find it bad here it must be absolutely terrible where the illiteracy rate is over 40%. I also think that when he said many school houses resemble civil war school houses, as they show how poor, unsophisticated and unprogressive certain areas are. Like my group, I have also found this expirience with challenge 20/20 absolutely shocking. It showed me how fortunate all of us are and how the life we are living is not the real world as right in our own backyard people are going through all kinds of hardship.
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Our group has focused on the topics of the lack of resources and illiteracy for our 20/20 project. The really interesting thing about our project was that there was so much to learn about our topics, because it affects the whole world. For example, I would have guessed that the most illiterate areas in the world are in Africa, while areas like India, Thailand, and some South American countries also have extremely high illiteracy rates. For me, doing this project has made me want to help other people so much more. I never realized how lucky I am, or how much other people need help, until I saw that in some areas of Africa and Asia, every two out of three people are illiterate. Another great thing about this project is that any of our ideas could really help the world, and it feels good to know that we can do so much.
In Challenge 20/20 my group (David P., Demi, and Jamie) have focused on two major global issues in Education for all, lack of resources and illiteracy. As I began to get deeper into my researching, I realized that there is a large correlation between these two massive barriers in education. Without proper resources in schools, there is no way that the children in these schools can possibly read and write. Being illiterate, they obviously cannot go out and get a paying job and make money. This causes the areas that have a large percentage of illteracy to become very poor. If the areas are very poor they do not have enough money to buy proper resources for the upcoming generations. This vicous cycle is now one of the major reasons that there is so much poverty in this world. I believe that being illiteracy effaces all opportunity and leads to a large amount of hardship. This problem must be resolved as the shocking statistic that 1 in 5 people are illiterate means that 1 in 5 people are unable to improve this world.
For challenge 20/20 my group focused on educational resources, or lack there of, and illiteracy. Since the project was focused on a global scale we were able to really see the educational problems many problems around the world have. It was also quite evident to me that there was a major trend between counrties all over the world. Most of the time i have done a project it has been focused on what is going on here in America, and now seeing what goes on around the world is putting me in a completely new mind set. I feel i have a much broader sense of common issues, but on a global scale.
For Challenge 20/20 my group has focused on the main issues of educational resources and illiteracy. While doing this project I discovered that illiteracy is a major problem in most nations around the world including the US. This was suprising to me because I always thought that the US would have very low rates of illiteracy due to its economic situation and educational system. This makes me think how bad the illiteracy rate in Africa and other poor countries must be, especially the countries facing civil wars. Educational resources is another major issue facing many other poor countries. Kenya, for example, has school houses that would resemble the schoolhouses in the US during the civil war. These school houses have 1 or 2 rooms with 1 or 2 teachers educating 50 kids aging from 7 to 15 all in one class. Problems like these show that contries with a higher economic standards should help the poorer countries that need better schools for the kids and teens in that country or countries. It is also devastating that a country like the US has has an illiteracy rate so high, especially since the US is one of the most advanced countries in the world with a strong economy.
I am responding to David's post, and I also feel like seeing what has gone on around the world has opened my eyes. I had always thought that school was a waste of time, or boring, or a pain because I had to get up at six-thirty in the morning. But now I see that school is a blessing,and that not only do people not have any food to eat, or good shelter, but they also have absolutely no educational resources. I think that 20/20 has made me see how much people need to help others be educated, because I have learned that education is a huge part of success, and that if we educate everyone worldwide, then I think that the world could be a better place for everyone.
I am reasponding to Alex's post. I agree with what you said about educational reasources and illiteracy leading to poverty, but solving these problems will not help all people because with poverty comes other reacource deficencies like lack of food, poor housing and helthcare. So in solving the problems of Educational Reasorces and Illiteracy in poor countries you will essentialy lessen the issues of all the other problems stated above. And that the world has to do more about solving these problems.
In response to Demi's comment I agree with what she said, but there is much more to it as well. For example she explained how she saw many places in the world have the same problem of illiteracy, however there is also much going on right here in our back yard. For example Camden, New Jersey. It is considered the poorest town in the United States. Similar to counrtries around the world, youth in Camden get distracted. The only difference between Camden, and let's say kids in Darfur is kids are distracted by war while kids in Camden get pulled into gangs to sell drugs. In addition to being able to see global problems it is much easier to see problems here in America. I also feel with the knowledge of this project it is easier for me to spot specific problems in all kinds of issues.
I am responding to Jamie's post. I agree with Jamie and find his prospective very interesting. I realize that if we find it bad here it must be absolutely terrible where the illiteracy rate is over 40%. I also think that when he said many school houses resemble civil war school houses, as they show how poor, unsophisticated and unprogressive certain areas are. Like my group, I have also found this expirience with challenge 20/20 absolutely shocking. It showed me how fortunate all of us are and how the life we are living is not the real world as right in our own backyard people are going through all kinds of hardship.
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