Getting to know International Organizations: Part 1



We as professional educators believe in equitable teaching and advocate for equality. All children and their families should be respected and valued regardless of their socio-economic status.

I chose to listen to the podcast "Busting Myths about children of poverty", By Bradley Scott, Ph.D., and Aurelio Montemayor, M.Ed. The first point that the speakers raised was that teachers and people look at poverty like a condition rather than a state people are currently experiencing. This view leads them to experience some unaware assumptions about children from low-income families and their families. For instance, teachers constantly link some inappropriate behavior of their students to the fact that they came from lower-income families.

Also, the speaker offered a few suggestions on how to address an inclusive classroom. For instance, teachers should respect the differences, address each student with an equitable response, and respect the home experience and challenges, each child brings with her/him from home. Also, teachers should respond to the differences by allowing every child the right to take an active role in their education. Furthermore, the speakers highlighted the need to train and educate teachers to overcome prejudice and myths related to children of poverty.

Both of the speakers had teaching experience in their past, and I felt that their personal input is powerful since they both shared their vast knowledge and their personal experience, in this issue.

What I took from the podcast, is to use the children’s life experience and resilience to empower them with their will power to succeed, and trust that all families are their children’s best advocate.


Furthermore, From the research I conducted on the Unicef website, I was exposed to the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) program. This program supports people in poverty through funds that are transferred twice a month. The Leap program provides people the basic needs, Such as food, clothing, and shelter, Unicef (n.d.). In Ghana, the country provides to people in poverty, free health insurance. Acknowledging the effect of inadequate health service especially on young children, providing free health services, is a major contribution to support families and to provide children with a brighter future. This program should be a model and inspiration for other countries to invest in families in poverty and to provide equal chances for a brighter future and success.


  References:

https://www.idra.org/resource-center/busting-myths-about-children-of-poverty/

Busting Myths About Children Of Poverty- Podcast Episode 50.

https://www.unicef.org/social-policyhttps://www.unicef.org/social-policy

Unicef, Social Policy, Every child deserves an equitable chance in life.





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  1. AnonymousJuly 18, 2020 at 7:51 PM

    Thank you for your post. It is essential that we, as educators approach our students without biases and preconceived notions to truly provide an equal education to all.

    Samantha

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