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Over the years I have found it very difficult to instigate informal discussions / debates with the Tanzanian children especially in mixed classes due to the girls being afraid that the boys may laugh at them.
On this occasion I used various articles short videos and full length films to help.
One of the most popular videos was on YouTube:
‘Look at yourself after watching this’
This was about a man with no arms and legs and was a real eye opener for many of the children. They all had something to say about it from sheer disbelief to a feeling of gratitude for what they had.
Another short YouTube video was:
The Best Speech - Severn Suzuki
This was a 6 Min speech by a young 12 year old girl at a UN conference in 1992. Again this started some interesting discussions.
I also showed ‘ How to save a life’ and ‘Dead Poets society’. On the light entertainment side I showed some episodes of Merlin and some Tom and Jerry for the little ones.
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One other issue I presented was the dangers of Nationalism / Patriotism. I used an article:
http://atheism.about.com/library/FAQs/phil/blphil_eth_nationalism.htm
and also another YouTube video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ReDHjUU7Fw
We also watched a short video by Bill Gates titled:
11 rules you will never learn in School.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGzbAqcxPcs
Another YouTube video we watched was about the importance of time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zpGZfFbW4M
We also watched a short video titled ‘A call to men’ as an introduction to gender equality:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td1PbsV6B80
I also took some exam papers of 20 questions for standard 4 upwards. Results for std 4 & 5, Results for std 6 and secondary
The writing competition went well and the longest story was from Elizabeth Robert who wrote over 3,400 words! (she only needed to write 500). Details
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