Identity

Identity

ACTIVITIES:

My identity.
For me it was interesting to think about who or what influence my identity and why?!
Local - 60%
National - 30%
Transnational - 10%.

In school I as teacher could use this activity in many ways. It's good for knowing each other better, but not always the best way, it depends of pupils.
Positive moment is that we can compare all charts - factors which influence us, what differencies and common things we have.
And not so good moment - not always we want to talk about that kind of things with others.

 Small steps
    For me it was new activity, I didn't know about it before. I know, that I will use it in school with pupils, because it's good way how to know more about others and at the same time it is useful as leisure time from learning process.
   We told a story in our own languages, so it one more positive moment, when we can learn something new.

ONLINE RESOURCES:

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSt_op3fQck I suppose that this video is good for using as introduction if we want to talk about different cultures.

2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa_GCK-Czqs Ways of greeting. It would be interesting watch how people are greeting all over the world. Also in this video is more information, what some gestures means. But of course, always more interesting is try this activity, not watch.

3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcAuO0PNnrs It's nice video of what children in thinking about skin color. They answers honest. We can see, that adults influence children thinking/attitude.

4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPgMVQZ2RNY This video is useful for teachers, really often teachers aren't open minded, they don't accept different pupils in their classroom.

5. http://www.migrationpolicy.org/pubs/multiculturalism.pdf This text is about MULTICULTURALISM. It's theoratical and also with good examples from real life. Here are described problems, real situation etc.

REFLECT:

• Globalization at the cultural level has brought about the fragmentation and multiplication of identities and this may require, paradoxically, a return to the familiar. (Cohen et al.) 

MY COMMENT: In nowadays the situation is exactly as described here. In world is big mix of languages, cultures. No one know where is the board when we need to stop integration so you don't lose your identity. People travels a lot, have friends all over the world. From one side it's good, you got a new experience, knowledge, but from other side you are loosing your personality, because all things what happens in the world influence you, except if you are very strong person (in mental level). We have too much information, so people don't know what is good and bad anymore. So the better way is back to the familiar.

• World citizenship is to be embraced, not feared. New forms of post-national understanding, responsibility, the state, justice, art, science and public understanding can emerge. This in turn can lead to more advanced forms of democracy, liberty and mutuality. (Beck)

MY COMMENT: 21st century is a time of modern technologies. So at every time we can receive news what happens in other places all over the world. We get information from the media, traveling etc. So all processes what happens around influences us too. We can learn from others mistakes or from good experience. We can also compare our country or whatever with others. It's great chance.
Of course we can cooperate, what many countries, organizations are doing. But every situation is different, not every time the same solution is good for all.