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Istanbul Bilgi University

Presented by C.M.Herrington, MAA, MAT

Education as a Civil Right

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Spend two minutes writing down all of the

different words you associate with

education. Share your words with the class on

the white board and then talk about them.

Education Brainstorm

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In pairs , talk about your own education.

1) Was it good quality?

2) Were (are) you happy with it?

3) Do you feel lucky to have received it?

4) How could it have been better?

5) Has it afforded/Will it offer…you a good or promising lifestyle?

6) What were you best at?

7) Who was your favorite teacher and why?

Share what you learnt with the class about what your partner told you. “mirror back what you heard”

My Education: in pairs (English please)

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Talk about your school reports (Karne). How did you do in the following (if you can’t remember, you can assess yourself)?

• Enthusiasm

• Attentiveness

• Homework

• Examinations

• Participation in class

• Physical education

• Math

• English

• History

• Art

School Report Cards: Work with a different partner

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C. To do enough to reach the universal primary education goal, 10 rich countries must meet the target of giving 0,7 % of Gross National Income to assist developing countries.

D. Books and teachers, not consultants and red tape, are the priority for poor countries.

E. “In our community we have no toilets and we have to drink dirty water. There isn’t a clinic. We have to work all the time, even us children, and there is never enough to eat. Those are very hard things. But not getting a change to go to school: that’s the worst. It makes you feel like your future has already been thrown away”. -12 yr old Priti, who was born into bonded labor in Nepal

A. “At this defining moment in history, we must be ambitious. Our action must be a urgent as the need, and on the same scale”,-UN General Secretary Kofi Annan

B. “ What you have always declared is that we, boys and girls, are the future. You said it with a lot of enthusiasm, but as soon as you got elected, you forgot about your words. We are not the future, we are the present. “ –Dante Fernandez Aguilhar, 13, Peru

Group work: Read and comment on the following quotes taken from the Global Campaign for Education’s report, “Missing the Mark: A School Report on rich countries’ contribution to Universal Primary Education by 2015”:

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Headline:

World Education Missing the Mark

a) School grades in rich countries are worsening.

b) Rich countries have broken promises to poor countries.

c) Eight hundred million children worldwide are receiving no education.

d) Rich countries are depriving children in poor countries of an education.

e) The USA and Austria go an “F” grade for aid provision in a global report.

f) Former President Bush worked to improve on keeping the American promise of aid.

g) Fighter planes are more important than education

h) Rich nations are throwing away a chance for a stable future for everyone

Prediction: Look at the article’s headline and guess whether these sentences are T or F. On a sheet of paper write your answer.

Preview Vocabulary: Synonym Match

breaking

funding

report

living up to

making strides

improving

assessment

defaulting on

aid

realizing

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While Reading: Gap-Fill- Fill the gaps with the words in the column on the right of your handout.

Number the gaps 1-10.

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A. F

B. T

C. F

D. T

E. T

F. T

G. ? Opinion

H. T

a) School grades in rich countries are worsening.

b) Rich countries have broken promises to poor countries.

c) Eight hundred million children worldwide are receiving no education.

d) Rich countries are depriving children in poor countries of an education.

e) The USA and Austria go an “F” grade for aid provision in a global report.

f) Former President Bush worked to improve on keeping the American promise of aid.

g) Fighter planes are more important than education

h) Rich nations are throwing away a chance for a stable future for everyone

Check your answers to the T/F prediction exercise.

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How did you do? 1. Promises

2. Established

3. Donor

4. Score

5. Preventing

6. Aid

7. Top

8. Yet

9. Get

10.all

Check your answers to the GAP Fill

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Create 1 question you would like to discuss with the class about the article. (5 minutes)

Pool the questions as a class to discuss.

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H. Would you give money to help educate the world’s poorest children?

I. What grade (A-F) would you give to Turkey’s education system? Why?

J. Why do countries spend so much on war planes and so little on education?

K. What problems are caused by not providing education in poor countries?

L. Will world poverty ever be ended?

M. Ask your questions.

A. What did you think about the article?

B. Did anything in this article surprise you? What?

C. What do you think of the G8(previously G7)group of nations?

D. How important is universal primary education and why?

E. How would you feel about our children having no primary education?

F. Is primary education a human right?

G. Are you surprised so many countries broke their promises on aid? Why or Why not?

Discussion:

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1.Read your role

2.Brainstorm on ways to conduct your role play.

3.Practice

4.Show time

World Education Role Play: Use the role play cards in a discussion about aid for education in developing countries. Team up with partners to discuss your roles and “ strategy” before the role play begins. Prepare a 5 minute role play.

(15 minutes) 4 groups of 4.

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1. Letter: Write a letter to your government explaining the importance of providing aid for education- especially at primary level.

2. Mail your letters to the Education Minister.

3. http://www.meb.gov.tr/siteharitasi/

Homework