Apr 19
Sylvia WongChild Labor, Student Voices mp3, NYC Lab School, Song
The inspiration for Joanna's song: Ishmael Beah's memoir "A Long Way Gone"
CLICK TO PLAY SONG – “A Long Way Gone”
Click on the link above to listen to Joanna Tam’s mp3, a song which she wrote after she read Ishmael Beah’s memoir on being a child soldier. Lyrics are based on his book, “A Long Way Gone”.
Beginning (singing):
I keep running by myself
Keep hiding by myself
I don’t know where I’m heading, where I’m going
I guess I’ll find out when I get there, guess I’ll find out when I arrive
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Apr 13
Shani WatlerPoverty, Student Voices End of Poverty, Human Rights Class, Millennium Development Goals, NYC Lab School
Reflections on poverty and the MDGs bring back memories of a trip to New Orleans
I have been finding this unit on the Millennium Development Goals to be extremely interesting. As a fortunate youth living in NYC, I have come to understand that if I want to be socially involved in issues pertaining to the ones we discuss in Human Rights class, I am going to need to put myself out there. I am going to need to seek out information and be proactive and curious. I want to share a personal essay of mine.
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Apr 12
Sylvia WongPoverty, Student Voices End of Poverty, Human Rights Class, Millennium Development Goals, NYC Lab School, Workshop
Students from NYC Lab School explore the MDGs in their human rights class
Seniors in four human rights classes at the NYC Lab School have been studying the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as a unit this semester. As a start, they read Jeffrey Sachs’ “The End of Poverty” together in class and discussed their thoughts on economic development and eliminating poverty.
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