SCC Competencies addressed by event: Explain social institutions, structure and processes across a range of historical periods, places and/or cultures.
Managing Information: Obtain information from a variety of sources and be able to critically analyze and evaluate the information for accuracy and relevance.
Guidelines for Accomplishment of Event:
After watching the above video, compare and contrast how these Afghan children of the streets cope with the stressful events encountered by them on a daily basis. What are the similarities and differences in how the Afghan children who live on the streets deal with the stress and hurdles of their everyday lives compared to children who grow up in poverty in the United States?
Integrate the following ideas into a two page essay format (not question and answer):
How are the social systems and structures different in the two cultures in terms of providing for children in poverty-ridden environments?
What would you recommend that the government of Afghanistan do to change the lives of these children?
What can we learn from these children in terms of coping with the most outrageous environmental conditions?
How does what you have learned relate to the present and the future in the United States?
What question(s) has the activity raised for you? List at least two things that you can suggest to make the current systems in the United States better to meet the needs of children in poverty?