G4 UoI: Protecting Children's Rights
G4 UoI: Protecting Children's Rights
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What are some things in the past that made people decide children needed protection?
Child labor: During the Industrialial Revolution, children were often used as a cheap source of labor. Many children were foreced to work in unsafe conditions, long hours, and limited access to education. In response, child labor laws were passed by the state to limit the number of hours children could work and ensure they received an education.
How can websites help us find information?
Ducksters: Page on the Industrial Revolution
Kids Britannica: Pictures of child labor
Child abuse and neglect: As society became more aware of the harms of child abuse and neglect, the state put in place laws were to protect children from mistreatment and neglect.
How can primary sources like pictures help us better understand an issue?
YouTube video with pictures by Time Magazine
Education: As education became more widely available, people recognized that children needed protection to ensure they had access to education. This led to laws mandating that children attend school and prohibiting discrimination based on race, gender, or disability.
How can experts help us better understand an issue?
How can individuals make a difference?
The March of the Children: Imagine walking the from Philadelphia to New York City, the March of the Mill Children was three-week trek between those cities made by striking child and adult textile workers. It was organized by none other than Mary Harris Jones, a woman with a strong opinion and a mind to make a statement.
How can a slideshow help us better understand an issue?
The March of the Children: This video is featured in the "Labor Leaders" section of the American Enterprise exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.
How can graphic novels help us better understand an issue?
How can states make a difference?
The Compulsory Education Law was voted by the parliament of the country of the People's Republic of China on April 12, 1986. It guarantees all school-age children the right to receive at least nine years of education, including six years of primary school and three years of secondary school, free of tuition. It helps improve the fairness and quality of education in China.
How can news channels help us better understand an issue?
How can all the states get together to make a difference?
The United Nations is an organization made up of countries from all around the world. They work together to try and make the world a better place. One way they do this is by setting goals for things they want to achieve.
The Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs for short, are a set of 17 goals that the United Nations has set for the world. These goals are designed to help make the world a better place for everyone, including animals and the environment.
How can books help us better understand an issue?
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