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Why teaching social studies is important?
As with any other educational activity, teaching about global issues carries an additional responsibility: to allow people to express their hopes for the world's future and enable them to act on those. Key issues facing this and future generations are not confined within national or even regional boundaries. Pollution, migration, conflict, drug trafficking, disease and unemployment are global issues. In educating the global citizen, the purpose is to illuminate how personal, national and global interests are linked. We live in one world—we breathe the same air, use the same water, depend on the same resources and share the same emotions. In a very real sense, global issues are relevant to preparing young people for life in an increasingly interdependent world. The global village becomes more and more real for each succeeding generation.
Recommended films
- Pay it Forward
- Hotel Rwanda
- The Color Purple
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- Paradise Now
- City of God
- Life Is Beautiful
- Schindler's List
- American History X
What can I do to make things better?
More and more, young people are asking me this encouraging question: What can I do to make things better? My advice is always start by learning and looking around you. Get to know people whose lives are different from yours. Find out what you have in common with them. Build bridges of understanding with them. It is only by doing so that we can truly appreciate the worth of others. We do so whether we are sharing our lunch with someone sitting next to us, or exchanging e-mail greetings with someone at the other end of the world.
Computers and modems help us talk and listen to each other across oceans. But that would not do us much good if we did not already have a lot in common. Every society needs shared values: for our global society, that is respect for our equal human rights. We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skins -- but we all belong to one human race. We are all part of the same human family -- and when one part of that family does well, we all do better. So we want to help others to have the same opportunities we have.
"If something has not been done before, it does not mean it can't be done; it only means you could be the first to do it."
Once you have created a bridge with others, keep it open by talking to each other and, above all, by listening. This is what I try to do in my job as Secretary-General, because I know that once I have built up trust with someone, we can work to change things together. So can you. When you see something that is wrong, no matter how big the problem is, ask yourself: Who else would like to change this? How can we work together? Take action with others who share your conviction. Have the courage to believe you can make a difference. As with everything in life, small steps count. If something has not been done before, it does not mean it can't be done; it only means you could be the first to do it.
Kofi Annan
Secretary-General
United Nations
Computers and modems help us talk and listen to each other across oceans. But that would not do us much good if we did not already have a lot in common. Every society needs shared values: for our global society, that is respect for our equal human rights. We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skins -- but we all belong to one human race. We are all part of the same human family -- and when one part of that family does well, we all do better. So we want to help others to have the same opportunities we have.
"If something has not been done before, it does not mean it can't be done; it only means you could be the first to do it."
Once you have created a bridge with others, keep it open by talking to each other and, above all, by listening. This is what I try to do in my job as Secretary-General, because I know that once I have built up trust with someone, we can work to change things together. So can you. When you see something that is wrong, no matter how big the problem is, ask yourself: Who else would like to change this? How can we work together? Take action with others who share your conviction. Have the courage to believe you can make a difference. As with everything in life, small steps count. If something has not been done before, it does not mean it can't be done; it only means you could be the first to do it.
Kofi Annan
Secretary-General
United Nations
38 comments:
Because the English government had a huge regime racist and corrupt with the people of india and for reasons that were senseless laws, Gandhi saw this and not reached agreement and therefore acted in this way in order to gain their country free and fair.
DAVID FONSECA G.
8B
gandhi was important because he was the one that did the pacific manifestations and for that manifestations india obtain the freedom from the british.
Gilberto Aleman 8A
because Gandhi was the ona that start with the pacific manifestations and all that so he start the conflict that made pakistan independece from india and the british cruel laws.
Jose Zambrano
8-A
The importance that tube Gandhi was that the warm very it pacifies and the always opposed you wing violence that there were against them and because the Englishmen were not able to since against the that the never shot to we arm against them but them if against the then the bitter one ace that they were in ridiculous in front of the subtracts of the world horn the such point that they had to give it independence to Indian
juan felipe fuentes 8b
he was who began the independence.with (incentiva) the people to make something but not to kill.give reason and to fail all the laws that was senless and racist .a litle man with a great life.gandhi also make people to confront the british with no cooperation
juan david bermudez 8b
I think that Gandhi is important for the independence of india because he did tha pacific manifestation and because of that the indians obtain the liberation of the britishes
Gandhi was fundamental in this India process, he get the independence whit their goodwill and perseverance, he make aware people to defend their rights and dignity in a pacific form, whit firm objectives and justices to all, all the time searching the welfare to poor people and intercede to they without thing in particular interests . Getting the independence of their natal country, because he had many problems in the road but always past over there, been like and life example to other world with their passive ideologies that didn’t responsive to any type of aggression.
Maria Camila Bobadilla 8B
Gandhi was the leader of the independence of India, he was the one that started the non-violence policy, because he wanted the brittish people to respect the Indian people rights and to let them rule their own country. Many men Muslim or Hindu followed him, but he was the leader and he didn't let the indians use violence because he believed that no cause was good enough to kill a person. After a long time brittish people saw he was determined and gave him respect, finally India got it's independence, thanks to Gandhi.
Maria Margarita Vesga 8B
gandhi was important because the indian people haren"t even thoughed about independence and liberty.
Lina Velandia 8b
also Gandhi was important because he stared the non-violence,he did that other people respect the indian people..
Lina Velandia 8b
ghandi do some manifestations because he wants a independence by the peace way thats why he do strkes manifestations to end the terrorism and the violence and he do all this thinks in a pacific way
David Bejarano 8B
Gandhi was the first in that policy and then the muslims and the hindus followed him in his policy.
Natalia Plazas 8a
marta The commentary that I have just put is that of the previous question, which he punishes already I answer you the one that corresponds here:)
NATALIA PLAZAS
Because he dont wants to fight only the peace of the two countries and he was the leader of the independence.
Natalia Plazas 8a
gandhi was important for the independence of india because he dont wants the war and he was the first on the non-violence policy and he do all the thinks whit peace.
juan sebastian derch 8b
Why was the person who grouped and made them thought it was possible independence. With nonviolence gradually weakens led British power to achieve freedom.
JUAN SEBASTIAN JIMENEZ R. 8A
gandhi are important to the independence because gandhi achievement the independence to the india.
christian m. rodriguez 8a
Because with out Ghandi, India will be conquer by the English, Ghandi make that the people of India don't attack, but not cooperate with the English and with this method India was liberate.
Juan David Urrego 8B
gandhi was important in the independece of india because he did pacific manifestations without guns or things like that ,that has as result the freedom from the british and the independence of india
andrea daniels 8b
The protests of gandhi were those who abolished the English government.
Juan David Ospina.
Gandhi with his pacific protests it could extract of the power the English government.
Luis Iván Muñoz.
Gandhi was the iniciator of the pacific manifestations, therefor when the British saw that they wouldn't fight, this started the verbal negociatons, and after alot of time, the negociatos got to an end, and India was free.
Sergio Cáceres
8-A
he was important because he achived the independence of india without violence and he underwent a lot of dificulties such as prision,enemies and people who dosnt believe in him but he never change his opinion about violence.
SANTIAGO LEON 8ºA
Gandhi obtained what nobody had obtained before; it lead to a country towards the freedom and was the hope of a whole town that trusted its words and actions that demonstrated to a great value and a great force of will.
Catalina Romero Arias 8°A
Ghandi was important for India because he started the pacific manifestations and finally he abteined India's independence without using violence and passing through great difficulties. He also was a great example of culture for all the world.
Sebastian Pineda 8B
because gandhi was verry enportant becouse he was the person makes pacific manifestations for that india was free
maria camila muñoz 8b
por que gandhi no queria mas violencia en india le parecia que la violencia no conducia a nada y que no se justificaba matar a tanta gente solo por desacuerdos entre diferentes personas...
DIANA GOMEZ BARRETO- 8A :)
sorry i repeat in english...
becouse gandhi did not want more violence in india besocuse he thinks that the violence not lead to anything and that no justified kill all this people only by disagreements in diferents peoples
DIANA GOMEZ BARRETO - 8A :)
Gandhi was the most important getting the freedom of india because they resist the blows of the British plice and they make see others as may become free and as the British were exploiting and taking them us slaves and so they began to listen to Gandhi and believe in, and the britishh the unic solution that they use against
gandhiwas that they arrested him like 7 or 8 times because of the salt, the tikets that thebritish gave them they burn them, and others.
JuAn PaBlO MeLlAnA 8ºB
Because wih his theory of the non-violence he make a lot o hindus and musulmanes make posible a pacific war and with his fasting he can stop a lot of protests, and even there were a lots of ollowers he was the leader and the beginner.
NICOLAS MÓNICO
8B
Gandhi was very important in india have to get independence because alluded to ahcer conscious people to defend their rights and dignity in peace
maria camila duque 8a
Because he was the leader of the independence of India with great ideas of non-violence. He was against the laws of the british goverment and fought by an incredible form of pacifis. He is an example for all the leaders that have used the violence and for all the people that though and think that problems can be resolved by violence and hurting other people.
Gandhi was very important because he with his pacific manifestations obtain the independence of India without violence.
Vale Rosasco
8A
Gandhi realised that violence was not anything good and not worth the penalty kill so many people just because they do not agree
MARIA CAMILA DUQUE PULIDO 8a
Gandhi realised that violence was not anything good and not worth the penalty kill so many people just because they do not agree
MARIA CAMILA DUQUE PULIDO 8a
Because Gandhi starts whit the independence and the began to protest but they do on a peacefull mode so they finally obtain the independence of india and non-violence country.
Juan David Ospina
8B
He was important for the independence of india because,Gandhi declared that India could not be party to a war ostensibly being fought for democratic freedom, while that freedom was denied to India itself.
Because Gandhi was a political leader who obtain the independance of the India from the british government, he wanted to reach the independance with a non violent resistant, he fought for the freedom and the human rights of the indian people.
Juan Camilo Cely
8B
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