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Feminism

by: Daniella Braga

Feminism is the belief in the social, political, and economic equality of the sexes.

Feminist activism is the struggle for that equality.

The women’s movement, homosexuals and people who do not wish to commit to a traditional gender order have often supported one another. In concrete politics, however, the alliance also raises problems. Historian Miriam Gebhardt’s assessment. A quick look at current political developments in Germany suffices to illustrate that feminism, on the one hand, and representatives of the rights of homo-, bi-, trans- and inter-sexuals (LGBT), on the other, have much in common. Above all, they have common opponents: the new political party, Alternative for Germany (AfD), whose populism is increasingly successful, satisfies its clientele with repeated condemnations of feminism, gays, lesbians, transsexuals and the gender sciences. The “new right-wingers” may well live in the present, and its ranks may include high officials with homosexual leanings or alternative family concepts, but they nevertheless lump together everything that sounds like feminism, sexual deviation and a blurring of borders between feminine and masculine. This has to do not so much with bourgeois family values as with a battle cry that currently can be instrumentalized skilfully in German society and the media: “gender mania”.

The Feminist art movement emerged in the late 1960s amidst the fervor of anti-war demonstrations and civil and queer rights movements. Hearkening back to the utopian ideals of early twentieth-century modernist movements, Feminist artists sought to rewrite a falsely male-dominated art history as well as change the contemporary world around them through their art, focusing on intervening in the established art world and the art canon's legacy, as well as in everyday social interactions. As artist Suzanne Lacy declared, the goal of Feminist art was to "influence cultural attitudes and transform stereotypes." Feminist art created opportunities and spaces that previously did not exist for women and minority artists, as well as paved the path for the Identity art and Activist art of the 1980s.

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What is LGBT?

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L I T E R A T E

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lit·er·ate

ˈlidərət/

adjective

adjective: literate

1. :able to read and write

2. :having or showing knowledge about a particular subject

3. - Merriam-Webster Dictionary

My parents always says "Tama na yang cellphone mag aral ka muna" (Stop using your cellphone, study first). I know most of your parents usually says the same Even in classes, teachers prohibit students in using their gadgets but students still tend to sneak and use their phones during class hours.

Does students gain better grades through snapchat? Through instagram? Do they gain valuable knowledge through it or they just gain gossips and other updates about their favorite artist?

These are the questions often ask by many to students who just can’t let go of their gadgets. And while much attention has been paid to the negative effects of social media, including cyber bullying, there could be a positive upside, too.

From elementary school to college, social media is empowering students, parents and teachers to share information in new ways and build a new sense of community. And students are using social media to do more than just share tips to ace the next exam.

Schools don’t need to convince students of the value of social media; they've already been won over. Today’s teens are already collaborating and connecting with other teens outside school via social media; and now, some educators are pushing to make this collaboration happen inside school walls, too.

On the most practical level, integrating social media into day-to-day learning makes sense. Why not talk to teens in the online world where they already spend most of their time inhabiting?

Walk down the hall of any school, and today’s teens are fully absorbed in their smartphones, checking their Instagram feeds, sharing photos and sending Snapchat messages. How can teachers reach this world?

There are a lot of positive effects of social media not only to students but also to the teachers and parents.

For example, A book report follows a standard format; so, an online discussion about books is an opportunity to break this format by setting up students to listen and respond to other people’s opinions, with textual evidence.

Another example is when the teachers made a very creative project. To tweet and converse with other students about the things they learned in their history class using a hashtag. It isn’t just exciting and fun to do but it also shared knowledge to the students’ followers.

There is also a time when the teachers made us react and reflect with a certain topic or a certain book and made us post it in social media. At first, I didn’t like the idea that your grades will be depending to the number of likes, but then I realized that while you’re asking other people to like your post, their curiosity about the post gains that made them read the content of the post and maybe they will use the hashtag to read more. In this way, we share information, knowledge and opinion to other people to also make them reflect and react.

Social media integration doesn’t have to stop with teens and teachers; increasingly, administrators are finding new, creative ways to integrate social media into their schools.

Today’s parents’ of younger students usually depend through social media. They look for updates, announcements, news about the school activities and events through the social media pages of the school.

With over a hundreds of children in the school, it is nearly impossible to know all of the families. When a parent tags the school in a post, retweets a message or message the school admins, it is an opportunity to engage with that parent in a way that would not be possible with a paper newsletter.

Social networks are one of the most used communication methods of today's world. Their use in different fields has been examined in several research studies. This study aims to examine the effects of social media on student's behaviors which will mainly focus on Facebook.

Humans are social animals. We always like to remain in some group or another, and we prefer to follow what this group does. All of our traditions and cultures are the product of this group-oriented facet of human nature. A well-known American psychologist, Abraham Maslow, stated in his “Theory of Motivation” that the social need of human beings is the third most important requirement after our physical and safety needs — the third tier in his hierarchy of needs. Even our self-esteem comes after this social dependence. This is the main reason billions of people use social networking to stay connected, make friends and satisfy their social needs.

Integrating technology in Philippine education has taken a lot of turns. There was the

initial call for ‘literacy’, which only meant the capacity to use office tools like word processors, spreadsheet, and presentation tools. Others developed specialized skills stage required investment in equipment, networking infrastructures, and most of all like programming, use of databases, drawing, CAD, and even robotics. This initial increased the cost of education but also created an ethical issue of access, which later software licenses that you have to upgrade the following year. This situation not only brought technology to the offices and administration and was more successful was associated to the ‘Digital Divide’.

Aside from cost, there was also the question of

effectiveness, making parents and administrators grow skeptical. The next stage

In the present stage, since technology is here to stay, some educators took a second.

Technology was used for the efficient delivery of services like enrollment, grading,

accounting, communication, etc.

assistants of the teachers finding ways to bring technology at the service of learning.

look at how technology is being used. Instead of technology dictating what they

should do, they started telling technology what they wanted to do in teaching core

subjects. The technology experts of the school started shifting gears. From being the

untouchable nerds in the computer lab, they suddenly found themselves as the

There is a change of paradigm for the better

Numerous factors contribute to the integration of ICT in Philippine education. Some of whom are policy makers and educators. The government’s role in ICT education is to create a framework and exercise decision making with regards to all aspects of implementing programs. As for educators, their task is to implement the educational policies and programs in ICT education. Teachers have a vital role of effectively and appropriately using technology in educational institutions

References:

Uplifting Education in the Philippines Through Technology

Information Communication Technology in the Philippines

Technology Education for the Transformation of the Philippines

How Social Media is Reshaping Today's Education System

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