Future Friendly Schools - Global Citizenship
What makes a Future Friendly School? Through this participatory process, you will help to identify and prioritize the most relevant indicators for certification across our three focus areas of environmental stewardship, student voice, and global citizenship. We appreciate your participation and look forward to your insights! This page is for voting, commenting on, and suggesting new indicators in the area of global citizenship. You can switch to the other certification indicators through the links in the header. If you’re interested in partnership or participating as a founding school in the program, contact us at education@takingitglobal.org!
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Civics education should include information on different voting systems and how the type of voting system used can affect the outcome.
Most developed countries use proportional voting systems that promote a more consensual type of government and a more civilized style of politics. http://FairVote.org
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Please note our http://tapsearch.com/communications-by-rank
I worked at several factories while going to college and found a vast void between the working place and the college classroom. This void became wider and wider as I worked in the corporate world. It was an anything goes environment controlled by communications-by-rank We need to address this situation in the class rooms and do not send children into the world without knowing what it is really all about. See http://tapsearch.com/communications-by-rank and note too hints and tips for communicating yourself in several ways.
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An institution which strives to cater and enhance the basic student needs and be a center of good academia performance.
A state of the art institution, a place of ideal academic inquiry.this is a school that, embraces the the life long need of improved education and well **** performance in extra curricular programs.
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school is like a big family
friendly schools will make students to be comfortable in school. one of them by providing complete facilities and create a friendly family atmosphere. all students are brothers. all share, to be happy and together at school. no violence, no difference. teaching done by pleasant and friendly, but do not degrade the quality. that teaching is not always done by the teacher. sometimes brilliant student can also teach other students as a teaching their brother. the schools will have a comfortable atmosphere, friendly, and feel like big family.
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One Curriculam, Only specialization
I believe there should only be one course curriculam, currently in different parts of worlds different syllabus is followed. Personally i believe the education from the junio level should only include relevant subjects such as there should not be any geographic etc. subjects when some one is not interested to study theme. I believe in specialization. New syllabus should be based on specialization from 8th grade or onward, there is no need to study 10 or bundle of subjects in a semester or year. Students should be given choice to select their field of study and they should totally study…
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Integration of Culture, Norms, and Practicies of the Indigenous people in the school curriculum
Recognize, protect, and promote the rights and welfare of Indigenous People, as well as equip them with the knowledge and skills needed to face various social realities and challenges. School curriculum should address for community participation and self determination and addresses the clamor for content that is directly connected to Indigenous Peoples life and struggles.
It should also implement a stronger affirmative action to eradicate all forms of discrimination against Indigenous People. Cultivate respect for cultural diversity as part of the respect for human rights. Promote awareness and appreciation of Indigenous Peoples cultural heritage and history.3 votes -
Break free of central control of institutions
More local control, less central control
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The ability and willingness to foster exchange programs with other schools on the international level is a step into creating global citizen
The ability and willingness of schools to foster exchange programs with other schools on the international level is a step into creating global citizenship in future friendly schools.
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Peace
Peace Recognition and poverty elevation should sustain the future family School.
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IL NOUS MANQUE LE FRANCAIS
IL NOUS FAUT AUSSI LE FRANCAIS
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Empathy towards the society
Youth need to see and feel like others.
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Student Voice is the impetus for tackling environmental and global issues
Student Voice must be the medium through which students from schools around the world tackle real world issues around environmental, political, and social issues pertaining to global citizenship. In the future, kids should collaborate and problem solve to come up with solutions to problems about which we oftentimes don't bother to ask them, but that affect them.
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Invest locally.
Think locally act globally. City schools collaborate with rural schools to improve education for all through a mentorship programme.
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Use of corporal punishment like caning in schools should be stopped because it discourages peacefull learning environment.
There is alot of corporal punishment in schools especially primary in developing world where caning,digging etc is a form of punishment.This should stop.
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http://www.h2g2.com/entry/A54905718
MUTUAL *********** WITH HISTORY
A NATIONAL RETREAT TO ENTER THE LIFE
OF OUR COLLECTIVE DESTINYHistory is generally understood by young people, as this boring academic chore required of them by the education system.
The intent and purpose of the curriculum in teaching history, is to cultivate the relevancy of the past to the present, thereby preparing students in what provides them with the awareness of continuity.
Because of such a low level of interest for history among students, a new approach could be tried. Instead of academically bringing the past to the present, why not equip each student with…1 vote -
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