 You gave your life to be who you are now. Was it worth it? - Richard Bach It's about forgetting if you are a man or a woman and letting the revolution inside you lead the way. - Fumiko Yonezawa, Japanese Feminist No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. - Eleanor Roosevelt All people are born with unequal gifts but, in theory, equal rights. Society owes them an equal or at least unimpeded opportunity to develop their native abilities and live in liberty. - Mahatma Gandhi There is no stronger force in this world than an idea whose time has come. - Victor Hugo Lead me not into temptation. I can find the way myself. - Rita Mae Brown People call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat or a prostitute. - Rebecca West I'm just a person trapped in a woman's body. - Elayne Boosler You can't shake hands with a closed fist. - Indira Gandhi A life of reaction is a life of slavery, intellectually and spiritually. One must fight for a life of action, not reaction. - Rita Mae Brown Being a mother has noble status, right? Right. So why does it change when you put "unwed" or "welfare" in front of it? - Florynce Kennedy Ideas have to stand the stress of every consequence they bring. - Richard Bach |
What is global education?Global education is about the world. It is teaching about issues that are important to all people, such as peace, war, human rights, the environment, oppression, feminism, and racism. Monbusho says that schools should teach children to be global citizens. Monbusho specifically says that students should develop an active concern for the world's problems and they should promote peace and understanding. Thus go the words of an astronaut looking at the Earth (quoted in the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games): On the first and second days we pointed to our own countries. On the third and fourth days we pointed to our continents. But on the fifth day the only thing on our minds was the Earth, just one Earth… Global Education is about encouraging a sense of responsibility, but it is also about empowering people to contribute and change things for the better. Why teach Global Education in English classes?We are teaching a foreign language so that the students can learn about and communicate with people form other countries. It is easy to use English to teach about the world, because English is a global language.We can teach grammar and teach global education. Finally, students become more interested in learning English:
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