Tuesday, October 16, 2012

The Power of We: In The Memory of Malala Yousafzai [On Thinking Globally] #BAD12 | The Jose Vilson

The Power of We: In The Memory of Malala Yousafzai [On Thinking Globally] #BAD12 | The Jose Vilson:


The Power of We: In The Memory of Malala Yousafzai [On Thinking Globally] #BAD12


Malala Yousafzai
Have you ever felt like the things you do in the classroom connect to some other, higher purpose?
Sometimes.
When I read about stories like Malala Yousafzai’s, it puts everything I do in the classroom in its proper perspective. For those of you who are unaware, Malala’s shown up in the news recently after Taliban rebels tried to assassinate her by shooting her in the head and neck for speaking out about education and women’s rights in Pakistan. The world has already seen a fair share of Muslim women, but what stood out for me is that she’s