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Monday, 11 November 2013
Thursday, 7 November 2013
Prisons or Preschools?
"Do We Invest in Preschools or Prisons?" challenged the headline of a New York Times editorial by Nicholas Kirstof in which he concluded...
"Look, we'll have to confront the pathologies of poverty at some point. We can deal with them cheaply at the front end, in infancy. Or we can wait and jail a troubled adolescent at the tail end. To some extent, we face a choice between investing in preschools or prisons.
"We just might have a rare chance in the next couple of months to take steps toward such a landmark early childhood program in America. But children can't vote, and they have no highly paid lobbyist — so it'll happen only if we, the public, speak up."
Kristof is referring to President Obama's new "Preschool for All" initiative under which all four-year-olds in low- and moderate-income families will have access to high-quality pre-kindergarten programs. The initiative also proposes expanding the availability of Early Head Start and home visiting programs.
-source ExchangeEveryDay
"Look, we'll have to confront the pathologies of poverty at some point. We can deal with them cheaply at the front end, in infancy. Or we can wait and jail a troubled adolescent at the tail end. To some extent, we face a choice between investing in preschools or prisons.
"We just might have a rare chance in the next couple of months to take steps toward such a landmark early childhood program in America. But children can't vote, and they have no highly paid lobbyist — so it'll happen only if we, the public, speak up."
Kristof is referring to President Obama's new "Preschool for All" initiative under which all four-year-olds in low- and moderate-income families will have access to high-quality pre-kindergarten programs. The initiative also proposes expanding the availability of Early Head Start and home visiting programs.
-source ExchangeEveryDay
Sunday, 3 November 2013
Diwali resolution
If we all do something, then together there is no problem that we cannot solve. Let’s join hands to create a happy environment for the children and ensure their rights are protected.
Happy Diwali!
On this Diwali, Let us all light at least one lamp of literacy to vanish the darkness of illiteracy around the world!
Saturday, 28 September 2013
Call for an application
Are you enthusiastic about spreading literacy? Do you know the true value of education? Are you someone who wants to change lives?
If so then you are the type of person that we are looking for! United4Literacy would like to send out its first call for applications for local chapters. We are looking to open local chapters in countries across the world and help spread the light of literacy globally. If you are interested in working with us to open a local chapter of United4Literacy please contact us! You can become the founder of your local chapter and change the lives of countless children by giving them knowledge. Knowledge is the only tool that can help someone achieve their rights. So we should make it the ultimate right! Don’t miss this opportunity, get involved!
If so then you are the type of person that we are looking for! United4Literacy would like to send out its first call for applications for local chapters. We are looking to open local chapters in countries across the world and help spread the light of literacy globally. If you are interested in working with us to open a local chapter of United4Literacy please contact us! You can become the founder of your local chapter and change the lives of countless children by giving them knowledge. Knowledge is the only tool that can help someone achieve their rights. So we should make it the ultimate right! Don’t miss this opportunity, get involved!
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Sunday, 22 September 2013
Happy Birthday United4Literacy!
Hello Friends,
We would like to say a big thank you to all of you as we celebrate our first anniversary of the creation of United4Literacy! Originally conceived many years ago, united4literacy was actually put on wheels on September 22nd 2012. We have had a very successful first year because of your support. On Facebook we have reached over 1700 likes and have over 530 friends plus 11 followers! We have reached over 1500 unique visitors on our blog from people in over 20 countries! We also have created a very successful website which has been viewed worldwide. We have used all these mediums to spread our message of how important literacy is for the individual, country and society. We have also raised funds to educate seven children throughout the year! These children will receive quality education that will brighten their future and allow them to open the doors to their dreams. We hope that our efforts have helped to raised awareness of how important education is. We would like to thank you all for your continual support and we hope to spread the light of literacy further in the coming years!
Thank you,
-Nitish Bhatt
Founder and volunteer
United4Literacy
We would like to say a big thank you to all of you as we celebrate our first anniversary of the creation of United4Literacy! Originally conceived many years ago, united4literacy was actually put on wheels on September 22nd 2012. We have had a very successful first year because of your support. On Facebook we have reached over 1700 likes and have over 530 friends plus 11 followers! We have reached over 1500 unique visitors on our blog from people in over 20 countries! We also have created a very successful website which has been viewed worldwide. We have used all these mediums to spread our message of how important literacy is for the individual, country and society. We have also raised funds to educate seven children throughout the year! These children will receive quality education that will brighten their future and allow them to open the doors to their dreams. We hope that our efforts have helped to raised awareness of how important education is. We would like to thank you all for your continual support and we hope to spread the light of literacy further in the coming years!
Thank you,
-Nitish Bhatt
Founder and volunteer
United4Literacy
Saturday, 21 September 2013
And the award goes to...
India needs more of this to excel in the future. There most be recognition for good work of states. This is a big step forward in the state of Chhattisgarh, however we need the rest of India to follow suit!
Chhattisgarh has bagged the National Literacy Award. This is for the first time that state has received awards in all the three categories- state, district and panchayat. State school education minister Brijmohan Agrawal received the award from President Pranab Mukherjee on the occasion of International Literacy Day atVigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on Sunday.
In the state category, Chhattisgarh got the award for successful implementation of 'Sakshar Bharat Mission' in 23 of 27 districts of the state.
Koriya district panchayat president Chamma Devi Singh Pawle and sarpanch of Patna village panchayat in Baikunthpur block, Gayatri Singh, received the awards in their respective categories.
Every year, one state from the country, two districts and three best village panchayats are honoured for successful implementation of Total Literacy Campaign (TLC), Post Literacy Programme (PLP) and Continuing Education Programme (CEP).
The focus of 'Sakshar Bharat Mission' programme is to educate illiterates between 15 and 35 years, especially women. Under the programme, students of Classes X and XI, are motivated to impart education to illiterate children of tribal dominated areas of the state.
During last ten years from 2001 to 2011, the state literacy rate has increased by 5.64%. In 2001, the literacy rate of Chhattisgarh was 64.66%, which increased to 70.28% in 2011. The women literacy rate was more than that of men during this period.
Except Durg, Dhamtari, Balod and Bemethara, literacy programmes are going on in 23 districts.
Courtesy: Times of India
Saturday, 27 July 2013
Who We Are
We at united4literacy have advocated many global
issue that concern us and we would like to change. As a team of concerned and
dedicated youth, we are inspired to bring the change we want to see. One of the
global issues we would like to see changed is lack of literacy among the less
fortunate. Thus we created united4litercy. We have also advocated for other
global issues such as child labour, which is often the parent of child
illiteracy. Also, we have tried to bring awareness about global warming and adequate
health care services among poorer nations. Our next major concern is child
literacy and we would like to see you, our fellow youth and concerned members
of society step up and unite alongside us.
Thursday, 25 July 2013
The Rights of Learners
"You need to be aware of what others are doing, applaud their efforts, acknowledge their successes, and encourage them in their pursuits. When we all help one another, everybody wins."
-Jim Stovall
In her contribution to the collection, "Respecting the Rights of the Learner", Lilian Katz offered these thoughts...
"Respectful teaching conveys, through the relationship between the teacher and the learner, confidence in the child’s potential ability to overcome difficulties and to persist in the face of some inevitable obstacles. A respectful teacher is one who helps learners of every age who have persisted in the face of setbacks to accept their limitations gracefully and to be satisfied that they have done their very best.
"A respectful teacher is also one who helps students, even the young ones, to evaluate their own accomplishments as they progress, not in terms of whether their work is good or bad, or right or wrong, but in terms of other criteria they can gradually develop the habit of using. For example, you can ask in a serious and respectful way, 'Is the drawing as complete as you want it to be?' or 'Does the story you wrote (or told) include as much detail as you think it should or could?' (Is it complete? Clear? Strong?) Even preschoolers have been observed to respond to such appropriate queries thoughtfully and to indicate the beginning of a life-long disposition to evaluate their own efforts thoughtfully."
Wednesday, 24 July 2013
Importance of Education
Importance of Education;
Education is not all about studying and getting good marks. It is really a means to discover new things which we don't know about and increase our knowledge.
An educated person has the ability to differentiate between right and wrong or good and evil. It is the foremost responsibility of a society to educate its citizens.
Focus should be on women’s education because the knowledge and empowerment of one woman can bring about a change in a family and even the society as a whole. It is the uneducated and illiterate people who think women are not entitled to education.
A person becomes perfect with education as he is not only gaining something from it, but also contributing to the growth of a Nation.
We must realize the importance of education. We must aim to ensure that each citizen of our nation is educated and independent.
Education is not all about studying and getting good marks. It is really a means to discover new things which we don't know about and increase our knowledge.
An educated person has the ability to differentiate between right and wrong or good and evil. It is the foremost responsibility of a society to educate its citizens.
Focus should be on women’s education because the knowledge and empowerment of one woman can bring about a change in a family and even the society as a whole. It is the uneducated and illiterate people who think women are not entitled to education.
A person becomes perfect with education as he is not only gaining something from it, but also contributing to the growth of a Nation.
We must realize the importance of education. We must aim to ensure that each citizen of our nation is educated and independent.
Saturday, 13 July 2013
Preschools: Embarking on a Journey of Learning
Preschools can play a huge impact on the mental, physical, and social development of a child. While most parents might consider preschool a choice, fact is that preschool can introduce and prepare children for road of literacy that lies ahead. Please take a moment to read this article.
One generation plants the trees; another gets the shade.
-Chinese proverb
President Obama's "Preschool for All" proposal calls for directing funding for low- and moderate-income 4-year-olds through the public schools. Many advocates are encouraging the administration to maintain the positive features of the current mixed delivery system. A recent New York Times article, "Private Preschools See More Public Funds as Classes Grow," shared some interesting points about a mixed delivery system:
"Starting this fall, under an expansion led by [Chicago] Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the number of Catholic schools in the city receiving taxpayer money for preschool will nearly double. Across the country, states and districts are increasingly funneling public funds to religious schools, private nursery schools, and a variety of community-based nonprofit organizations that conduct preschool classes.
"According to the National Institute for Early Education Research at Rutgers University, about one-third of students enrolled in state-financed preschool programs attend classes conducted outside the public schools. In some states, the proportion is much higher: in New Jersey, close to 60 percent of students in publicly financed preschool are enrolled in private, nonprofit, or Head Start centers, and in Florida, about 84 percent of 4-year-olds in state-financed prekindergarten attend classes run by private, faith-based, or family centers....
“'High-quality pre-K can happen in church basements, community centers, or within the Y.M.C.A., as long as the standards are there,' said Lisa Guernsey, the director of early education at the New America Foundation, a nonprofit policy institute....
"Frequently overcrowded public schools do not always have the space to add preschool classrooms. And many preschool classes — particularly those that serve low-income working families — are embedded in broader day care centers that operate longer days than a typical public school."
-Chinese proverb
President Obama's "Preschool for All" proposal calls for directing funding for low- and moderate-income 4-year-olds through the public schools. Many advocates are encouraging the administration to maintain the positive features of the current mixed delivery system. A recent New York Times article, "Private Preschools See More Public Funds as Classes Grow," shared some interesting points about a mixed delivery system:
"Starting this fall, under an expansion led by [Chicago] Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the number of Catholic schools in the city receiving taxpayer money for preschool will nearly double. Across the country, states and districts are increasingly funneling public funds to religious schools, private nursery schools, and a variety of community-based nonprofit organizations that conduct preschool classes.
"According to the National Institute for Early Education Research at Rutgers University, about one-third of students enrolled in state-financed preschool programs attend classes conducted outside the public schools. In some states, the proportion is much higher: in New Jersey, close to 60 percent of students in publicly financed preschool are enrolled in private, nonprofit, or Head Start centers, and in Florida, about 84 percent of 4-year-olds in state-financed prekindergarten attend classes run by private, faith-based, or family centers....
“'High-quality pre-K can happen in church basements, community centers, or within the Y.M.C.A., as long as the standards are there,' said Lisa Guernsey, the director of early education at the New America Foundation, a nonprofit policy institute....
"Frequently overcrowded public schools do not always have the space to add preschool classrooms. And many preschool classes — particularly those that serve low-income working families — are embedded in broader day care centers that operate longer days than a typical public school."
Thursday, 11 July 2013
Struggle for Equality
"Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together."-Goethe
As we in the North America celebrate July as a month of Independence, it is an appropriate time to reflect on the wisdom of Lilian Katz in her book, Intellectual Emergencies: Some Reflections on Mothering and Teaching:
"I think the great struggle of our time - and no doubt for generations to come - is the struggle for equality. But we might ask: equality of what? People are not equally tall or musical or mathematical or athletic or beautiful; but they are equally human! They are equally human in the sense that they all have hopes, and dreams, and wishes and fantasies and aspirations and fears and doubts. They all want to be treated with respect and dignity and want to feel loved by someone. In these ways it seems to me, all of the world's people have much more in common than they have apart!"
-United4Literacy
As we in the North America celebrate July as a month of Independence, it is an appropriate time to reflect on the wisdom of Lilian Katz in her book, Intellectual Emergencies: Some Reflections on Mothering and Teaching:
"I think the great struggle of our time - and no doubt for generations to come - is the struggle for equality. But we might ask: equality of what? People are not equally tall or musical or mathematical or athletic or beautiful; but they are equally human! They are equally human in the sense that they all have hopes, and dreams, and wishes and fantasies and aspirations and fears and doubts. They all want to be treated with respect and dignity and want to feel loved by someone. In these ways it seems to me, all of the world's people have much more in common than they have apart!"
-United4Literacy
Sunday, 7 July 2013
Worldwide Reach: United4Literacy Reaches Wide Audience Around the World!
Over the past 8 months United4Literacy has operated our blog as a means of communicating to a wide audience all over the world to spread our message of how important literacy is to society, countries and people. We regularly posted interesting articles and views from our authors in India and from our team in Canada. On this day we achieved a milestone for our blog. Today, exactly 1000 people have seen, read and been touched by our blog. We are very proud that this wide audience that we have been able to reach has come from all over the world. Our blog has been seen in 20 countries including: Canada, United States, Russia, Germany, India, United Kingdom, Poland, France, Netherlands, Denmark, Spain, Australia, Brazil, Israel, Malaysia, Japan, Ukraine, Finland, Argentina, and Bangladesh. We thank all the people who read our blog and we hope that we have motivated you to take action against illiteracy. United4Literacy is committed to spread the light of literacy and we hope that we can reach more and more people and take bigger strides to educate children worldwide in the future.
Saturday, 6 July 2013
Like us on Facebook!
Hello Friends!
United 4 Literacy.org is our serious effort to empower the forgotten and helpless children through education around the world. In order to reach out as many people as possible. We are looking to switch from our current Facebook profile, to our Facebook page, making it easier to share and post stories and events! Please 'like' the page below! :)
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CHILDREN ARE THE FUTURE OF OUR WORLD - I hear this in North America so many times. A cliché that is overused completely. But what about so many countries around the world where there are children, but with no future, the forgotten and helpless without education. An education is not just a requirem...
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Tuesday, 2 July 2013
Ideas in Action- United4Literacy Supports Students
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-United4Literacy
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