See "Where Children Sleep", what´s your thoughts?

To you, students, and children everywhere:

Please, have a look below where these children sleep, at:

https://www.jamesmollison.com/where-children-sleep

Now, send me your thoughts!

First, what do you notice about the portraits vs. their sleeping quarters?

Second, what do you think about when you compare where these children sleep?

After I’ve received comments from you, from different parts of the world, I’ll include some of your comments in a future "Teach GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP newsletter”.

Thank you very much in advance for sending your comments (3 sentences is fine)

All the photos here and at the website are from the book "Where children sleep". 

The photographer and author James Mollison states “From the start, I didn’t want it just to be about ‘needy children’ in the developing world, but rather something more inclusive, about children from all types of situations. It seemed to make sense to photograph the children themselves, too, but separately from their bedrooms, using a neutral background. My thinking was that the bedroom pictures would be inscribed with the children’s material and cultural circumstances

‘ the details that inevitably mark people apart from each other ‘

… while the children themselves would appear in the set of portraits as individuals, as equals ‘ just as children.”  

Children are born into certain situations, and they are not to be blamed for their surroundings. They all do their best to cope with the situation they are in, and they all have the right to have hopes for the future, don´t they?

A resource:

A video made in Ireland on children´s rights:

(video, 2minutes)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_2nA49p3yw'

This text is "Teach GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP" network newsletter no. 12

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This newsletter is written in collaboration with Glenn Sweitzer, Muncie, Indiana whom I also want to thank for proof reading of all the letters.

To read any of the previous newsletters simply visit the blog

 http://teachglobalcitizenship.blogspot.dk/

Yours,

Egon Hedegaard

Educational consultant, independent instructor, and Developer of Education

Email: eghedegaard@gmail.com

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