Lesson 5
Topic: Social Science
Lesson goals
- I can understand the concept of rights.
Governments write laws and carry out justice when the laws are broken. But what else do governments do?
A core responsibility of a government is to protect the rights of its citizens.
The book you’re reading, I Am Malala, is the true story of a Pakistani girl who stood up for her right to an education and for girls and women to be treated as equals to boys and men.
Did you know, almost every country in the world has signed up to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child? The convention states that every child has the right to an education. Primary education should be free. Secondary and higher education should be available to every child. Children should be encouraged to go to school to the highest level possible. Discipline in schools should respect children’s rights and never use violence.
Children’s education should help them fully develop their personalities, talents and abilities. It should teach them to understand their own rights, and to respect other people’s rights, cultures and differences. It should help them to live peacefully and protect the environment.
As you know Martin Luther King Jr. was a great leader who helped get rid of unfair laws that treated Black people differently than others.
Sometimes governments lose sight of their responsibility to protect people’s rights. That’s why it’s important for citizens, even children, to speak up, so governments are held accountable. Let’s read about another time in history when children stood up for their rights.
Dr. King's work helped pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which made it illegal to have different places for people based on their skin color, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which protected the right for all citizens to vote. These laws were a huge step toward making sure everyone was treated fairly.
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child protects children’s rights in many ways. Here are some more rights of children: Children have the right to give their opinions freely on issues that affect them. Adults should listen and take children seriously. Children have the right to share freely with others what they learn, think and feel, by talking, drawing, writing or in any other way unless it harms other people. Children can choose their own thoughts, opinions and religion, but this should not stop other people from enjoying their rights. Parents can guide children so that as they grow up, they learn to properly use this right.
There’s a well known phrase that states: With rights, come responsibilities. What do you think this means?
Did you know, almost every country in the world has signed up to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child? The convention states that every child has the right to an education. Primary education should be free. Secondary and higher education should be available to every child. Children should be encouraged to go to school to the highest level possible. Discipline in schools should respect children’s rights and never use violence. Children’s education should help them fully develop their personalities, talents and abilities. It should teach them to understand their own rights, and to respect other people’s rights, cultures and differences. It should help them to live peacefully and protect the environment.
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Lesson 5
Topic: Social Science
Lesson goals
Governments write laws and carry out justice when the laws are broken. But what else do governments do?
A core responsibility of a government is to protect the rights of its citizens.
The book you’re reading, I Am Malala, is the true story of a Pakistani girl who stood up for her right to an education and for girls and women to be treated as equals to boys and men.
Did you know, almost every country in the world has signed up to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child? The convention states that every child has the right to an education. Primary education should be free. Secondary and higher education should be available to every child. Children should be encouraged to go to school to the highest level possible. Discipline in schools should respect children’s rights and never use violence. Children’s education should help them fully develop their personalities, talents and abilities. It should teach them to understand their own rights, and to respect other people’s rights, cultures and differences. It should help them to live peacefully and protect the environment.
As you know Martin Luther King Jr. was a great leader who helped get rid of unfair laws that treated Black people differently than others.
Sometimes governments lose sight of their responsibility to protect people’s rights. That’s why it’s important for citizens, even children, to speak up, so governments are held accountable. Let’s read about another time in history when children stood up for their rights.
Dr. King's work helped pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which made it illegal to have different places for people based on their skin color, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which protected the right for all citizens to vote. These laws were a huge step toward making sure everyone was treated fairly.
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child protects children’s rights in many ways. Here are some more rights of children: Children have the right to give their opinions freely on issues that affect them. Adults should listen and take children seriously. Children have the right to share freely with others what they learn, think and feel, by talking, drawing, writing or in any other way unless it harms other people. Children can choose their own thoughts, opinions and religion, but this should not stop other people from enjoying their rights. Parents can guide children so that as they grow up, they learn to properly use this right.
There’s a well known phrase that states: With rights, come responsibilities. What do you think this means?
Did you know, almost every country in the world has signed up to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child? The convention states that every child has the right to an education. Primary education should be free. Secondary and higher education should be available to every child. Children should be encouraged to go to school to the highest level possible. Discipline in schools should respect children’s rights and never use violence. Children’s education should help them fully develop their personalities, talents and abilities. It should teach them to understand their own rights, and to respect other people’s rights, cultures and differences. It should help them to live peacefully and protect the environment.