Armoede is onzichtbaar, ook op school
Wie denkt dat armoede niet (meer) bestaat in onze maatschappij heeft het grondig mis, hoe jammer en frustrerend ook. Armoede kan veel verschillende gedaanten aannemen. Financiële moeilijkheden, of armoede op vlak van huisvestiging en voeding. Deze wereldproblematiek is soms dichterbij dan je zelf denkt, want heel wat leerlingen en studenten groeien op in armoede of met heel weinig middelen om zich te ontplooien in de samenleving.
Wereldag van verzet tegen armoede
Onder andere Klasse heeft een heel dossier over kansarmoede op school. Zo krijg je hulp om kansarme leerlingen te ontdekken én erkennen op school. Allerlei andere initiatieven brengen dit moeilijke, maar belangrijke thema naar de voorgrond. Zo is er bijvoorbeeld de Werelddag van verzet tegen armoede (op 17 oktober). Op deze dag sta je stil bij de vele mensen die dag in dag uit strijden tegen armoede. Het lesmateriaal hieronder is dan weer het beste bewijs dat veel leraren er alles aan doen om armoede niet te negeren.
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Arthur van Schendel (1874-1946), Angiolino and spring: Listening and reading
Angiolino and Spring is the story about a beggar in Florence who receives a purse of money and gives it away without hesitation. This subtle mood story with a Franciscan message is considered one of the best works of the neo-Romantic writer …
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Documentary Rabot: Discussion
This collection of assignments is part of the documentary Rabot , a film by Christina Vandekerckhove from 2018.
The documentary follows a number of people in the Rabot social housing block in Ghent, just before the social housing block was demolished …
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Cycle of poverty
Interactive image to discover for yourself about the cycle of poverty.
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Labor market, income distribution and poverty: Course
Course on the labor market, income distribution and redistribution and poverty.
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The Fair: An exploration of human rights
In this English-language exercise, young people are introduced to a number of human rights. The students are given a number of series of activities that they must link to certain human rights using drag and drop.
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Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals 2020
The English language website, Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals 2020, presents interactive stories and data visualizations on the seventeen sustainable development goals. It highlights trends within each goal and provides guidance on how some …
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Dollar Street: Stereotypes about living conditions in photos
Imagine the world as one street. Everyone lives on Dollar Street.
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Poverty on the inside: Listening assignment
This is the second assignment regarding poverty, it follows Poverty on the outside: Viewing assignment .
Pupils learn that poverty also has an impact on the 'inside' of a person.
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Poverty on the outside: Observation assignment
Based on a report by KLAAR , the students learn how poverty affects different areas of life.
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SCLASS: Sustainability teaching modules
On the English website of the SCLASS project you will find teaching modules on the various sustainable development goals (SDGs). The teaching modules are built according to the concept of problem-based learning. The website also offers support to …
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How Inflation Affects Wages: Exercise
Inflation is an economic fact. It forms the basis of the indexing. This command discusses three different indexes:
- common index;
- health index;
- pivot index.
The core of the exercise is the consequences on income. In this assignment, the living wage is …
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Taboo, poverty: viewing assignment
Task around Taboo 's report on poverty. The students are challenged to give their opinion on the report.
It is a test of what they consider important. This can be a start for a class discussion.
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