HW- 40 Responding to a podcast, “Challenges at a Girl’s School in Baghdad”
“Challanges at a Girl’s School in Baghdad” which was pulished on May 21, 2007 found on the website, Alive in baghdad, Link: Http://aliveinbaghdad.org/2007/05/21/challenges-at-a-girls-school-in0baghdad
The general topic of this podcast is interviewing students and teachers from Alsafina Middle School which serves girls all over Baghdad. It focuses on violance and wheither of not it is an issue to students. It speaks to students about their education. Most that have been interviewed really feel the need to continue their education. As a teacher it is hard to evaluate those who are continually absent due to bloacked road ways or invasion. Most teachers during this time are willing to work with the students and not downgrade them. They want them to continue to learn and work with them expecially during times like these. The background of the podcast seemed to showtypical classrooms with wooden desks and a chalk board. There are cement walls that have pictures on them. A viewer might learn from watching this that the students dont live in fear but rather want to learn and want to be at schol to do so. It is sad to think that situations like these get in the way of their learning. Most students have to miss a lesson or two which then puts them behind in the class. Its not fair. What I find most memorable about the podcast is listening to the students and what they had to say.
