Humanities Archives - The Education Magazine https://www.theeducationmagazine.com/category/education-now/humanities/ The Education Magazine Fri, 29 Dec 2023 06:59:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://www.theeducationmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/cropped-The-Education-Magazine-Fevicon_64X64-32x32.png Humanities Archives - The Education Magazine https://www.theeducationmagazine.com/category/education-now/humanities/ 32 32 Why is Elon Musk turning towards Philanthropy? https://www.theeducationmagazine.com/elon-musk-turning-towards-philanthropy/ Thu, 17 Feb 2022 10:37:35 +0000 https://www.theeducationmagazine.com/?p=14780 Following the footsteps of his billionaire peers, the world’s richest man Elon Musk seems to have turned towards philanthropy. In a regulatory filing with the SEC, Musk revealed that he donated Tesla shares nearly US$6 billion worth to charity in the span of 10 days in November 2021. Interestingly, this amount is much more than […]

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Following the footsteps of his billionaire peers, the world’s richest man Elon Musk seems to have turned towards philanthropy. In a regulatory filing with the SEC, Musk revealed that he donated Tesla shares nearly US$6 billion worth to charity in the span of 10 days in November 2021. Interestingly, this amount is much more than what he had donated through his foundation in the last two decades.

While there was no clear information about where this donation was directed, it has surely raised a question—Why Elon Musk is turning his attention towards philanthropy?

Is it a part of Effective Altruism?

The recently disclosed donation follows the Musk Foundation’s eight-figure grants to the city and local school systems near South Texas spaceport, including donations to fight climate change and assistance for COVID-19 research. Interestingly, almost all these recipients have been working with Igor Kurganov, a well-known philanthropist active in the world of effective altruism (a philanthropic and philosophical movement that advocates ‘using evidence and reason to figure out how to benefit others as much as possible, and taking action on that basis).

While there have been speculations that this donation may be aligned with effective altruism, some experts believe the opposite. Alixandra Barasch (Associate Professor at NY University and an active researcher in effective altruism) cites “If Musk’s foundation is turning to effective altruism, it hasn’t shown yet. So far, a large amount of what he has shared has gone to a grants program for lighting projects, murals, and local property owners. Saving lives is the main focus of effective altruism and murals don’t do it that good in terms of the way it is measured and defined in the movement.”

A Matter of Prestige

Musk’s donation is being hailed as one of the biggest philanthropic activities recently. And it’s a no-brainer that the large gift to charity would surely help reduce what he owed to the government. However, reduction of taxes may not be the only reason behind this. In recent years, we have witnessed a lot of billionaires—part of Musk’s league—focus heavily on philanthropy.

These activities have helped them establish an example of humanitarianism as well as a positive social image. Musk, whose controversial activities and tweets are not hidden from the world, might want to improve his reputation to be one of the indisputably best businessmen in the world. However, how long “the philanthropist” in Musk will last is still a mystery!

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The Funeral Homes of dynasties and its Discoveries https://www.theeducationmagazine.com/funeral-homes-of-dynasties/ Tue, 25 Jan 2022 10:11:59 +0000 https://www.theeducationmagazine.com/?p=14617 The Ancient Kingdoms of disparate dynasties had a fascination for the creation of burial chambers. Each dynasty followed its own methodology. The walls were comprised of paintings and designs. Besides, the burial chamber represented a better status for the individual burials. The chambers, which are made of rock or wood, were used to store the […]

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The Ancient Kingdoms of disparate dynasties had a fascination for the creation of burial chambers. Each dynasty followed its own methodology. The walls were comprised of paintings and designs. Besides, the burial chamber represented a better status for the individual burials. The chambers, which are made of rock or wood, were used to store the deceased of a single-family or social group and were regularly used for multiple burials over long periods of time.

Egyptians’ Burial chambers

Burials were popular among peoples other than Egyptians. But Egyptians stood out with their lavish decorations. The burial chambers comprised gorgeous artwork, sculptures, wall reliefs, paintings, ornaments, and scepters.

Egyptian tomb art was considered a point of communication between the living and the dead. Egyptians thought that some of the images, paintings, or sculptures in tombs would return to life and accompany the mummified corpse into the afterlife. These included artifacts, paintings, personal possession of the person, or objects such as scepters.

Discovery of Scepters in Burial mound

Apart from burial chambers, there are burial mounds and recently scepters were discovered in them. Mysterious scepters might have been huge drinking straws, used to guzzle large amounts of beer. The gold and silver straws are almost 5,000 years old and measure roughly 3.6 feet (1.1 meters) in length. Researchers believe these straws were used to drink beer from communal pots during banquets to honor the dead.

The elegant straws have pierced metal parts to filter out contaminants in the beer, such as silt or husks, and four of them were embellished with bull figures. The straws were discovered at the Maikop kurgan, a prehistoric burial mound in Russia’s northern Caucasus, along with one of the beer jugs. The vessel was so huge that each of the eight drinkers would have been able to consume seven pints.

Well, who would have thought that the funeral home had scepters and a tradition of drawing paintings? Besides, the diversity of the dynasties is what makes them unique and assists one in witnessing unbelievable discoveries.

I believe that the burial chambers or tombs are the oldest. Furthermore, the Egyptians’ habit of adorning chamber walls and honoring the deceased is an unusual methodology, which appears tranquil and soothing.

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Chick Corea: A Legendary and Cherished Jazz musician https://www.theeducationmagazine.com/chick-corea-musician/ Fri, 12 Feb 2021 10:39:31 +0000 https://www.theeducationmagazine.com/?p=7523 Chick Corea – a Grammy award-winning jazz musician has died at the age of 79. He has been a renowned and beloved jazz musician for more than five decades. He died on 9th February and succumbing to a rare disease, his website confirmed the demise. Chick is the fourth-most nominated artist in the Grammy Awards’ […]

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Chick Corea – a Grammy award-winning jazz musician has died at the age of 79. He has been a renowned and beloved jazz musician for more than five decades. He died on 9th February and succumbing to a rare disease, his website confirmed the demise.

Chick is the fourth-most nominated artist in the Grammy Awards’ history with 65 nominations, winning 23 times. Chick released his last music album in 2020. In the late 1960s, he played with Miles Davis. Apart from this, he was known around the world for his work as a composer with hits like Spain and 500 Miles High.

On the Journey to be a Great Musician

Born in Chelsea, Chick was introduced to the piano at the age of four because of his father. Because his father was a jazz trumpeter, he also was interested in the same and started playing drums when he was eight.

Salvatore Sullo—a concert pianist started teaching young Chick piano lessons.  Chick started exploring his piano methods by practicing on his own. This thereby sparked his interest in musical composition. Chick started playing gigs when he was in high school and moved to New York City for his musical education.

Chick’s Prosperous Career

Chick began his professional career with Mongo Santamaria, Willie Bobo, Blue Mitchell, Herbie Mann, and Stan Getz in the early 1960s. His debut album “Tones for Joan’s Bones” was released in the year 1966.

When his career began flourishing, Chick then began experimenting with his musical styles. He initiated fusing both—acoustic and electronic instrumentation which drew plenty of attention to the Latin American music styles than rock music.

During the 1970s, Chick started working on the duet projects with vibraphonist Gary Burton. Following that, he collaborated with various artists from over the world for his concerts. Sticking to a dueling-piano format, he reprised the duet concert series with Hancock in 2015.

In the year 2016, Chick celebrated his 75th birthday by playing with more than 20 different groups during a six-week stand in New York City.

The Five Essential Albums

Chick was renowned and cherished as a jazz musician throughout the entire world. Listed below are five of his most essential and beloved albums of all time.

  1. Now He Sings, Now He Sobs

    Chick Corea

  1. Paris-Concert

    Chick Corea

  1. Light as a Feather

    Chick Corea

  1. concerto

    Chick Corea

  1. Trilogy

    Chick Corea

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‘No Shave November’ Fundraising to Benefit Struggling Charities Amid Pandemic https://www.theeducationmagazine.com/no-shave-november-struggling-charities/ Tue, 03 Nov 2020 11:20:58 +0000 https://www.theeducationmagazine.com/?p=6495 Four area charities will observe beneficiaries No Shave November has started, and now many adults will grow hairs for 30 days for sure. Each year, many people forgo shaving and grooming in order to raise funds and awareness for causes such as cancer awareness, homelessness, charity, etc. In fact, the goal of No-Shave November is […]

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Four area charities will observe beneficiaries

No Shave November has started, and now many adults will grow hairs for 30 days for sure. Each year, many people forgo shaving and grooming in order to raise funds and awareness for causes such as cancer awareness, homelessness, charity, etc. In fact, the goal of No-Shave November is absolute to grow awareness by embracing hair, which often cancer patients lose. Thinking to serve this Movember, one flooring businessman from Wisconsin is planning to raise funds for charities as beneficiaries.

While the coronavirus continues to spread panic, Dave Brown, a Caledonia resident hopes to spread some cheer and smiles with its “No shave November” fundraiser. Being Carpetland USA President, the owner of one of the largest floor covering centers in Wisconsin, Dave is looking to support four southeastern Wisconsin charities.

Giving up the razor for a good cause

In the interest of spreading happiness to the struggling charities, Carpetland USA’s No-Shave November fundraiser will take donations in-store and online from Nov.1-30. Carpetland is looking to match up to $15,000 donation, for which they will go and collect from their suppliers, customers, and the community. The online/offline visits will serve a mission – to encourage people to remember about struggling people, trying to make it through this pandemic.

With Carpetland USA’s “dollar-for-dollar” match, $15,000 in No Shave November donations would become a $30,000 donation.

“Any fundraiser donations received in excess of $15,000 “will be gravy” for the beneficiary organizations,” said Brown.

Beard and Bread for four charities

Four charities in the area have been selected as No Shave November beneficiaries – Racine Family YMCA and SAFE Passage in Racine County; The FOOD Pantry in Waukesha County; and West Allis-based Hope MKE in Milwaukee County.

A program of SAFE Haven of Racine, Inc., SAFE Passage is a 12-month rapid re-housing program that serves young adults ages 18-24 who are experiencing homelessness living on the street, in a homeless shelter, or fleeing domestic violence. Qualifying young adults receive rental assistance and supportive services.

“Racine has been a great place for me. I stayed here and raised three kids. Racine’s been a very important part of my life and I want to make sure it continues to prosper,” said Brown.

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How Cyber Ethics Education can Save the Future? https://www.theeducationmagazine.com/cyber-ethics-education-save-future/ Wed, 28 Oct 2020 10:44:49 +0000 https://www.theeducationmagazine.com/?p=6384 Compared to most people around the world, Americans enjoy relatively more freedom to do what they want an online-a big reason why is the First Amendment which limits the United States government’s ability to restrict its citizen speech. Having all this freedom means that we can make choices, but how do we determine which online […]

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Compared to most people around the world, Americans enjoy relatively more freedom to do what they want an online-a big reason why is the First Amendment which limits the United States government’s ability to restrict its citizen speech. Having all this freedom means that we can make choices, but how do we determine which online behavior is acceptable and which one is not under the rules of cyber ethics. For instance, College students might face dilemmas like; is it okay to lie on a dating app; post an edited photo; break up over text or skip the breakup and go with someone else; watch a controversial film, or what about pornography?

All of these digital things are legal, but should we do them? What makes us think twice about doing them? What makes us feel bad about doing them? Or what makes us avoid doing them in the first place?

And that’s where ethics and norms come into play. In fact, the mere decision to embrace technology like the Internet may be considered an ethical choice. Some philosophers have long regarded technology as a dark and dehumanizing force. This technological pessimism holds that technological improvements do not lead to an improvement in the human condition. But instead, they lock us into a virtual and inescapable cage that menaces our individuality and authenticity. This belief that technology is inherently bad first gained traction more than 200 years ago during the industrial revolution. A movement known as the Luddite blamed the rise of industrial mills and advanced factory machinery for the loss of their jobs and they wanted to destroy this new technology that threatened their livelihoods.

Technological Pessimism vs. Technological Utopianism

Cyber Ethics Education

More recently, an infamous adherent is Ted Kaczynski a.k.a Unabomber. He was a former Berkeley math professor who became a recluse and decided that technology was destroying the world. In fact, he wrote a lengthy anonymous manifesto in which he expressed his views and got it published in major newspapers. Now over the course of about 15 years, Kaczynski engaged in domestic terrorist attacks against Americans in an attempt to start a revolution. In particular, he targeted people who were involved with modern technology and he killed three and injured 23 others. In the late 1990s, Kaczynski was finally caught and he was sentenced to life imprisonment. It was the longest and most expensive investigation in the history of the FBI. Kaczynski argued that his bombings were necessary to attract attention to the erosion of human freedom and dignity by modern technologies. Many scholars consider Kaczynski’s manifesto a work of genius that raises uneasy ethical questions.

In recent years technological pessimism has grown among Americans. For example, a 2020 survey found that 21% of Americans said the Internet was bad for society. As artificial intelligence threatens to replace human workers, the Luddite movement could make a strong comeback.

On the other hand, the concept of technological utopianism view-point believes that technology can be used to create an ideal world by improving lifestyle and jobs. One famous philosopher who supports this idea is Karl Marx. He believed that science and technology would help delegitimize the role of kings and the power of the church and create a better freer society. More recently a techno-optimism movement has flourished in Silicon Valley centered around the belief that technology particularly the Internet will improve communication, democratize society and make the market more efficient. But the entrepreneurs like Mark Zuckerberg often ignore the negative effects that their inventions have on society.

Between these two extreme positions, techno-optimism and pessimism is a position known as technological neutrality. This middle viewpoint believes that technology is merely a tool that can be used for good or for bad, and it’s humans who ultimately determine whether technology is used for good or bad.

Cyber Ethics professor Richard Spinello argues, “we must recognize that in fact, we do still have some degree of freedom in our digital world. For example, we can choose to implement laws and program codes in ways that protect fundamental human rights such as autonomy or privacy.”

How To Achieve Cyber Friendly Society?

Cyber Ethics Education

It begins by developing sound ethical judgment on how to constrain the negative side effects of technology. Behaving ethically may seem like a matter of common sense but true ethical dilemmas often involve complicated situations that can’t easily be solved through simple intuition or common sense. Cyber Ethics is not the same as feelings either though feelings provide important information for ethical choices. We may feel good even when doing something bad or vice versa. Finally, Cyber Ethics is not a matter of simply following the law. A good legal system certainly incorporates ethical standards but laws can deviate from what is ethical. For example, a totalitarian regime that tramples on human rights is not ethical.

Laws can also be slow to address new problems which often happens when it comes to governments regulating the Internet. So, that’s why ethics and sound ethical judgment is important to have.

There are several different types of ethical reasoning that can help us provide a moral compass. When we have to make more judgments. There are six major frameworks that people should be aware of:

  1. Utilitarian approach

    Philosophers such as John Stuart Mill believed that the best action is the one that provides the most good or does the least harm for everyone affected. In e-commerce, that would mean things like selecting the action that produces the greatest good and does the least harm for all stakeholders such as customers, employees, shareholders, the community and the environment. Ethical cyberwarfare would balance the good achieved through a cyber attack against the harm done to all sides. Thus, the utilitarian approach calculates the consequences to determine what is the ethical choice.

  2. Rights approach

    Philosophers such as Emmanuel Kant believe that the best action is the one that most respects and protects the moral rights of those affected. In Cyber Ethics, many people include things like the freedom of expression or rights to privacy or rights to be forgotten. This approach is based on the notion that humans have an inherent right to choose how to live their lives. They also have a moral duty to respect others in the same way.

  3. Justice or fairness approach

    Aristotle said that equals should be treated equally and unequals unequally. In other words, what is fair for one should be fair for all. Both favoritism and discrimination are unjust and wrong. Treating people equally may not mean treating them the same, for example, a company may hire one candidate over another based on who has more experience and say that is fair. But there is currently a debate over the lack of representation of minorities and women at tech companies, leading many to question whether the huge disparity is based on a defensible standard or whether it’s the result of discrimination and hence is unfair.

  4. Common good approach

    Aristotle and other Greek philosophers also believe that ethical choices should benefit all members of the community. In order for society to flourish this philosophy holds; people must accept modest sacrifices for a common good rather than selfishly protecting their own interests above society’s interests. An example of a common good approach would be providing Internet access to everyone including rural communities even though it might not be cost-effective and take resources away from city dwellers. This approach directly contrasts a controversial philosophy known as ethical egoism, which was exemplified by Ein Rand who advocated looking out for oneself above all else.

  5. Virtue ethics

    Virtue ethics is a very ancient approach to ethics. It was developed by the Greeks and by Chinese philosopher Confucius. This philosophy assumes that we acquire virtue through practice. By practicing being honest, being brave, being tolerant and so on people develop an honorable and moral character that helps them make the right choice when faced with ethical challenges. Virtue ethics asks of any action what kind of person will anyone be if he/she does this or is this action consistent with their character. For example, a lawmaker might want to block constituents who criticize her on social media but what kind of public servant would that make her. Shouldn’t she listen to her community’s concerns

  6. Religion approach

    The religious approach is another ancient approach and it’s based on the commands of God. Adherents believe that the ethically correct action is the one that god commands or requires. Under this divine command theory, being ethical is equivalent to doing whatever the sacred text or source of revelation tells you to do. But this philosophy is premised of course on the existence of god, which is not universally accepted. It’s also premised on the interpretation and application of sacred texts which believers may disagree over.

In this blog, America is used as nothing but an example or metaphor for all the cyber advanced countries in the world.

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How Welcoming LGBT+Scientists Can Make STEM Workplaces More Inclusive? https://www.theeducationmagazine.com/lgbtscientists-make-stem-workplaces/ Tue, 20 Oct 2020 09:13:07 +0000 https://www.theeducationmagazine.com/?p=6309 ‘Invisible’: that is how LGBT+ scientists describe their status We still live in a very regressive society when it comes to showing compassion to the LGBT+ community. When on one hand institutions and workplaces are not ready to blur the inequality line, we as an individual are also extremely homophobic where a majority of the […]

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‘Invisible’: that is how LGBT+ scientists describe their status

We still live in a very regressive society when it comes to showing compassion to the LGBT+ community. When on one hand institutions and workplaces are not ready to blur the inequality line, we as an individual are also extremely homophobic where a majority of the people don’t invest in understanding the struggle and horror the community faces on a daily basis.

‘Invisible’: that is how LGBT+ scientists describe their status at their institution, laboratory, classroom, or office. Discussing the complexity and hardship face by many scientists from sexual and gender minorities, here are some observations from a 2019 survey that backups this sense of invisibility;

  • Nearly 30% of LGBT+ scientists and half of the transgender scientists said that they had considered leaving their workplace because of an unfriendly or hostile climate or because of discrimination.
  • Nearly 20% of LGBT+ chemists and 32% of transgender and non-binary scientists across all disciplines had experienced exclusionary, offensive or harassing behavior at work in the previous year.
  • About half of the respondents agree that there is an overall lack of awareness of LGBT+ issues in the workplace.
  • Also, a 2016 study found that LGBT+ undergraduate students are 7% less likely to be retained in STEM fields than are their non-LGBT+ counterparts.

The 2019 survey was conducted on more than 1,000 UK-based physical scientists.

We as progressive millennials who have been educated in repetitive institutions find sexual orientation and sexual and gender identity the taboo topics of conversation in many Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) workplaces. LGBT+ scientists argue that cloaking an important part of their identity at work can have dangerous consequences for mental health and career advancement, both for individual scientists and for the disciplines that could drive them away.

While many institutions and funding agencies follow gender bias in data, they do not collect data on sexual orientation and gender identity. For example, the US National Science Foundation has been collecting data on medicine, healthcare, driving, and even urban planning based on one default in mind; a white male weighing 70 kgs. They are still considering whether they should include LGBT questions in their Survey of Earned Doctorates, years after announcing it intended to test the feasibility of doing so.

Hontas Farmer: Break with convention

Hontas Farmer (she) is a Black, transgender theoretical physicist and a lecturer at Elmhurst University in Illinois.

Scientists should be aware that colleagues can have vastly different backgrounds and experiences. I’m 40 now, and still in debt…… I’m also a part of the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA), a volunteer-powered collaboration between NASA and the European Space Agency researching gravitational waves. I don’t get paid for this work. If I weren’t so driven, I might have quit physics and returned to being a sex worker. Or I might be dead: many trans women of color wind up dead before the age of 35.

I could not get the recommendation letter that I needed to apply for a Ph.D. program. The professor said that they did not think I could get a job. “You’re too eccentric to be you, and be a physicist — you have to be overwhelmingly great, and you’re not,” they told me.

That made me angry at the time, but now I think in some ways they were right. Not everyone gets to be a full-time tenure-track professor, especially in today’s job market. But I still wish that I’d had the option to get the degree. I’ve given up on pursuing a Ph.D., but I still get to do work similar to that of Ph.D. physicists. When I applied to join LISA, they accepted me because of my research in general relativity. And they treat me just like anybody else. That is the most inclusive thing allies can do.

Today, Farmer started teaching at Elmhurst University in Illinois, in a small supportive community. “It’s sort of counterintuitive, but I’m confident that a conservative school will stand behind me because they hired me for my credentials. Be open to finding acceptance anywhere.”

Similarly, many LGBT+academics shared about the effects on their careers of fighting prejudice, assumptions and bias; how colleagues can be effective allies and advocates; and what policies institutions could have to make STEM workplaces more inclusive.

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GetSetUp Raises $10 Million to Help Older People Meet Economic and Learning Opportunities https://www.theeducationmagazine.com/getsetup-help-older-people-opportunities/ Tue, 13 Oct 2020 07:37:22 +0000 https://www.theeducationmagazine.com/?p=6223 Rejuvenate. Reinvent. Reimagine. Older people are vulnerable to loneliness and social isolation, often seen cut off from society, which can have a serious effect on health problems and a person’s growth. But there are ways to help them overcome, even if you live alone and find it hard to get out. GetSetUp , an interactive learning […]

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Rejuvenate. Reinvent. Reimagine.

Older people are vulnerable to loneliness and social isolation, often seen cut off from society, which can have a serious effect on health problems and a person’s growth. But there are ways to help them overcome, even if you live alone and find it hard to get out. GetSetUp , an interactive learning platform for older adults, has raised $10 million in funding dedicated to creating economic and learning opportunities.

This ‘learn to love opportunities’ idea is a result of investment led by ReThink Education, AME Cloud Ventures, and many other consumer internet and health tech investors will help accelerate the continued growth and development of GetSetUp.io, a peer-to-peer social learning platform for older adults.

Driving digital adoption

A time when many social activities have been impacted by COVID-19, GetSetUp.io is offering more than 150 classes on essential life-changing skills, from professional development to technology, health, wellness, and hobbies and casual social hours, taught by trained expert guides holding graduate and master’s degrees in business, music, science, and more.

The platform provides an easy user-interface and makes classes available to members anytime. While it is a simple way for older adults to meet people and engage with others their age, GetSetUp also provides new economic and career opportunities for older re-skilled adults, by providing them with a way to teach from the comfort of their home as a guide.

Combating loneliness and isolation

Nearly one-third of the USA’s aging population experiences loneliness and/or social isolation, which puts them at greater risk for serious physical and mental conditions, such as hypertension, anxiety, depression, and cognitive decline. One in seven Americans belong to the 65+ age group, and that population will continue to grow to nearly a quarter of the population by 2060.

GetSetUp.io has offered more than 6,000 live sessions since the site launched in early 2020, with more than 3,200 classes all taught by older adults, many of whom are former teachers.

“Through peer-to-peer connection, GetSetUp not only helps older adults avoid loneliness and combat social isolation, both which have, unfortunately, been exacerbated by COVID-19—especially in any community where traditional social programs have been dramatically altered by the pandemic—but give them a way to make money, while meeting and teaching others,” said Lawrence Kosick, Co-founder, GetSetUp.

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Family Mask Celebrates UN75 with #KIDsforSDGs Event Addressing Global Development Goals https://www.theeducationmagazine.com/family-mask-un75-kidsforsdgs-global-development/ Mon, 21 Sep 2020 12:42:41 +0000 https://www.theeducationmagazine.com/?p=5866 Hindsight is 20/20, time to triple our efforts towards a bright future. Coronavirus makes us miss our normal life and it’s good that we feel that way, but hindsight bias is 20/20 and we cannot allow us to revert to where we were before COVID-19 struck. Especially not with societies within marginalized communities being unnecessarily […]

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Hindsight is 20/20, time to triple our efforts towards a bright future.

Coronavirus makes us miss our normal life and it’s good that we feel that way, but hindsight bias is 20/20 and we cannot allow us to revert to where we were before COVID-19 struck. Especially not with societies within marginalized communities being unnecessarily vulnerable to crisis. The pandemic has remarked weakness in health systems, social protection, and public services that need to be addressed. They have underlined and worsened inequalities, ongoing human rights challenges, and continued stigma against women.

On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, Family Mask, a surgical mask manufacturer and brand, organized #KIDsforSDGs program which achieved great success and received feedback on global issues and the role of the UN from the students. An effort to build more diverse, inclusive and sustainable economies and societies!

Family Mask aims to launch #BackToSchool initiative to provide adequate protection to students as they continue their pursuit of knowledge and education during the pandemic.

50 student attendees of #KIDsforSDGs event claimed that the world would be better off than it is now. This primarily driven by –

  • The accomplishments the world has made in the past few years with increased participation in impact and sustainable initiatives.
  • The expected decrease in HIV and AIDS and other communicable diseases.
  • The increased enrollment of young girls and ethnic minorities in school.
  • Increasing efficiency with greater technological innovations.
  • Increased health and well-being.
  • A general consensus among millennials and Generation-Z that the future is in their hands and that they do have the power to change it for the better.

These high school students will turn 40 by 2045, and they highlighted top three issues as evidence of creating a truly sustainable and equal world:

  1. Seeing improvements with equality, especially gender equality.
  2. Climate change and concrete action in alignment with global warming, in particular, the 1.5 degrees Celsius initiative to reduce risks to “health, livelihoods, food security, water supply, human security, and economic growth”.
  3. A better control on a global basis of information pertinent to political, economic and social issues which can hinder advancements against poverty and inequality.

These three issues are associated with some other main obstacles and challenges that are keeping the world from a bright future for all:

  1. Ongoing instability, such as conflicts between nations, which hinder the potential for partnerships.
  2. Implementation, such as ensuring the programs and their operations fit the local context, which is a legitimate concern as there are differences (which should be celebrated) based on age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, and other factors.
  3. Regulation and governance, such as the political will to transform development programs into sustainable long-term practices.

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Scholarship Program Calling All Young Changemakers from Each U.S. State https://www.theeducationmagazine.com/scholarship-young-changemakers-us/ Mon, 14 Sep 2020 05:38:17 +0000 https://www.theeducationmagazine.com/?p=5586 A recognition who have made meaningful contributions In this unprecedented time of disruption due to the pandemic, it’s more important than ever to celebrate youth making a difference through volunteer service. While the American students are facing one of the most unusual times in recent history, young leaders have a long history of rising to […]

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A recognition who have made meaningful contributions

In this unprecedented time of disruption due to the pandemic, it’s more important than ever to celebrate youth making a difference through volunteer service. While the American students are facing one of the most unusual times in recent history, young leaders have a long history of rising to the challenges of the moment.

Today through November 10, Prudential Financial and the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) are calling youth volunteers from every U.S. state and the District of Columbia to apply for scholarships and national recognition through The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards.

Seeking top volunteers

5-12 grade students are invited to apply for the 2021 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards if they have made meaningful contributions to their communities through volunteering within the past 12 months — virtually or otherwise.

Charles Lowrey, chairman and CEO of Prudential Financial said that it’s been more than 25 years, The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards was founded to honor young volunteers working to meet the needs of the changing world — a mission that feels especially timely today.

By November 10, parents, educators, and local leaders will be called to join to celebrate the young volunteers who are innovating and adapting to serve their communities and setting an important example for their peers in the process.

The 2021 Awards Program

NASSP and Prudential Financial will name the top middle level and high school volunteers from each state and the District of Columbia as State Honorees. Each volunteer will receive a $1,000 scholarship, engraved silver medallions, and an invitation to the program’s national recognition events in May.

Moreover, a distinguished national selection committee will name 10 out of 102 selected State Honorees as America’s top youth volunteers of the year. These 10 National Honorees will receive additional $5,000 scholarships, gold medallions, crystal trophies for their nominating schools or organizations, and $5,000 Prudential grants for nonprofit charitable organizations of their choice.

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Gap Launches Fall ‘STAND UNITED’ Campaign – A Tribute To Individuals United By Humanity For Equality https://www.theeducationmagazine.com/gap-launches-fall-stand-united-campaign/ Wed, 09 Sep 2020 09:14:16 +0000 https://www.theeducationmagazine.com/?p=5554 A series of events on National Voter Registration Day including artist JoJo’s performance Fresh off the GapKids’ BE THE FUTURE campaign – a call-to-action for youth, led by youth – Gap introduces STAND UNITED. The brand’s Fall adult campaign highlights the power of standing together as a collective of diverse individuals, voices raised, for a […]

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A series of events on National Voter Registration Day including artist JoJo’s performance

Fresh off the GapKids’ BE THE FUTURE campaign – a call-to-action for youth, led by youth – Gap introduces STAND UNITED. The brand’s Fall adult campaign highlights the power of standing together as a collective of diverse individuals, voices raised, for a more equitable future.

Across cultures and generations

STAND UNITED – a call for unity, and an expression of Gap’s brand platform of modern American optimism, is centered on the road across America. Award-winning photographer and director Christian Weber captured this unique moment in time as the pandemic forced the country to separate, only to realize the true power and value of connection. As people take the future in their own hands by changing the way we work, socialize, and build community, we stand united in our resilience and strength to care and stand up for one another.

To move forward, Gap takes inspiration from its founding year, 1969 – another defining moment of American optimism for change—with the power of music that ignites action. The campaign launches digitally today to the soundtrack of Kristina Train’s modern, soulful cover of “Get Together” – an anthem made famous with a 1969 re-release that became a symbol of peace and brotherhood, and a cry for unity.

Future with equality and dignity

Gap was founded during a formative time in America’s fight for equality with a mission to do more than sell clothes.

“Over 50 years later, Gap is still amplifying voices to bridge the gap between generations and cultures. We STAND UNITED, for freedom, dignity, and equality, by advocating for our collective ability to create a better future together,” said Mary Alderete, global head of Gap marketing.

To vocalize these efforts further, Gap is releasing The Gap Collective T-Shirt Collection – a limited-edition capsule of STAND UNITED and VOTE tees, proudly designed by artist and member of Gap Inc.’s African American Networking Group, Stephanie Factor. In complement to Gap’s VOTE masks, a new reusable, non-medical grade cloth face mask with STAND UNITED messaging will be added to the collection. All STAND UNITED and VOTE products with purpose are available from Sept 8.

Collaborations

Gap is committed to strengthening our democracy by furthering partnerships with nonpartisan, non-profit partners, When We All Vote and Rock the Vote, to close age and race gaps at the polls and get out the vote. With a $25,000 donation to each organization, Gap continues to promote voter registration this year and drive to the dedicated voter registration page, provided by When We All Vote http://www.whenweallvote.org/gap.

On National Voter Registration Day, September 22, Gap will host a series of events and live talks about why voting matters.

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