This Week in Education: Teaching Feminism in the World's Poorest Classrooms

Featured Lesson Plan:

Photo & Text: Teaching Feminism in the World's Poorest Classrooms

Today's under-reported fact: At least 54% of girls in India's rural Uttar Pradesh region are married before the age of 18.

Quick read [10 minutes]: Students can read in two groups (Group 1: Intro / Group 2: From "Human Rights as Education" through end) and share out

Discussion Questions:

• What barriers to getting an education do girls in Uttar Pradesh face? How does the Pardada Pardadi school help?
• What does feminism mean to you?
• Is access to education opportunities unequal in your community? How so? What solutions can you think of?

Activity Ideas:

1. Follow the @pulitzercenter Instagram, where journalist Annalisa Merelli is posting behind-the-scenes photos from "Teaching Feminism" every day this week. Choose three photos and read the captions. Write a short reflection comparing and contrasting your experience with the experience you see.

2. Come up with a recommendation for how your school could expand on efforts to empower young women and/or other marginalized people. Hold a class vote to choose one from among your recommendations and devise a plan to implement it.

Featured Opportunity:

National Geographic Request for Proposals: Teaching the Human Story

National Geographic seeks proposals from educators interested in designing dynamic classroom experiences modeled on Paul Salopek's Out of Eden Walk. Deadline: July 10

Featured Resource:

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