The discretion of the school/teacher as to whether and when education will be conducted.
Education on topics other than coups such as Myanmar’s history and culture
On the 4th in Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city, protesters hold colored Easter eggs and salute three fingers, expressing their willingness to resist the military coup. AP/Yonhap News
Seoul elementary, middle, and high school students have a time to discuss the protests for democratization in Myanmar, where more than 550 people died due to violent crackdown on citizens who resisted the military coup. On the 6th, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education announced on the 6th that it will produce an instrumental education material titled’Waiting for the Spring of Myanmar’ and distribute it to the school site. The aim is to help students develop a sense of respect and solidarity as a global citizen based on diversity, human rights, and peace sensibilities while discussing social issues centered on the Myanmar democratization protests. Occasionally class (education) refers to classes designed to help students understand correct educationally meaningful topics or social issues regardless of the formal curriculum. Not all schools must have compulsory education. If a teacher wants to take an opportunity class, it can be done after review by the curriculum council and the school curriculum committee, and prior approval from the principal. Earlier, the Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education also announced on the 31st of last month that it is developing instrumental education materials on the subject of’Myanmar and democracy’. Seoul Superintendent Cho Hee-yeon said on the day, “Through this Myanmar instrumental class, students will be able to learn in depth how individual practices can affect society as a whole by understanding the multilayeredness of civic movements from a critical point of view.” .
‘Waiting for the Spring of Myanmar’ instrumental training materials distributed by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education
All the learning materials written by the incumbent teachers were divided into four poems and produced. The first poem, with the theme of’Myanmar and My Connection’, is based on eight words: gold, pear, necklace, rice, mango, TV (TV), mobile phone, and kyat (myanmar currency unit). Find out about interactions with them. Through this, students find out what is the connection between themselves and Myanmar. “If a strong story like a coup gets stuck in your head, the image can act as another prejudice,” said the writer. “I tried to focus on the many stories and various people behind the coup in Myanmar.” In the second poem on the theme of’The Brave Citizens of Myanmar’, The traditional skirt worn by Myanmar women Various resistance movements of Myanmar citizens that transcend generations, religions, and races with’Tamain’Take time to find out and be solidarity with this appearance. In Myanmar, there is a long-standing myth that men lose their strength when they pass under the clothesline hung under the clothesline with’Tamein’, and citizens used it reversely and tried to stop the suppression of the military and police and protect the protesters by hanging the other at the entrance of the village. During the 3rd session (‘Keeping peace in everyday life) and the 4th session (‘There is an elephant in the room’), you have time to learn more specifically what is happening in Myanmar and reveal your thoughts. In addition, the people of Myanmar, who were hostile to the Rohingya, courageously bring out the problem of’the elephant in the room’ (a big and heavy problem that no one talks about first), so we have time to talk about the hatred and discrimination issues of our society. Have. Learning materials consist of PPT, workbook, and teacher’s guide, and are provided in two levels depending on the level of difficulty. In particular, for the 3rd session, materials for special school students and Chinese and English translations for multicultural students are provided separately. Teachers are free to select and use materials according to the level of individual students. Myanmar opportunity classes can be conducted using creative experiences, club activities, and class time. The writing team emphasized, “Some children can think of trauma just by presenting the forms of’oppression’ and’violence’. It is most important to have a conversation in a’safe atmosphere for all’.” By Lee Yoo-jin, staff reporter