Claves para fomentar el emprendimiento: la creatividad
Entre los puntos en común que tiene los emprendedores sociales se encuentran la capacidad de iniciativa (creatividad) y la confianza en el equipo venciendo el miedo al fracaso y superando la incertidumbre del futuro.
Sir Ken Robinson (educador, escritor y conferenciante británico. Doctor en educación por la Universidad de Londres, Robinson es considerado un experto en asuntos relacionados con la creatividad), speaker en el TED, opina que la escuela es el lugar clave en el que el adolescente a través de un sistema educativo que promueva la creatividad, la interacción en equipo, y la superación personal puede llegar a desarrollar aptitudes que le permitan tener cualidades para llegar a ser emprendedor en la sociedad.
Estos son los tres temas que preocupan a Ken Robinson:
La extraordinaria evidencia de la creatividad humana. Por su variedad y por su alcance.
La seguridad de que no tenemos ninguna seguridad sobre lo que va a pasar en el futuro y de cómo lo vamos a afrontar.
La educación: se supone que ella nos prepara para ese futuro que no podemos comprender. Sin embargo, no sabemos cómo será el mundo dentro de cinco años.
Su tesis es que hoy la creatividad es tan importante en la educación como la alfabetización, y que deberíamos darle el mismo estatus.
Si tienes miedo a hacer algo equivocado, nunca serás creativo. Y el sistema educativo está enfocado a tener miedo al error.
8 years after Gleneagles, Britain’s former prime minister Tony Blair writes that "Aid has transformed Africa" praising his own efforts and those of Bono and Bob Geldof, and that Gleneagles can “claim some credit” to whatever progress noticeable in Africa today (health, economy, education). Yet there are those like Greg Mills writing from South Africa who argue that "Bob Geldof is wrong about Africa" and that instead of external aid, it is effort from within, such as improving governance and transparency that is helping Africa.
Much has been said about how corruption has made nonsense of so much money pumped into Africa from outside. Corruption rears its head when despotic African leaders pocket money meant for development, and when aid agencies spend more on internal bureaucracy and staff benefits than on the real needs of Africans.
Deberes y derechos de los niños a la luz del art. 19 de la Convención Americana sobre Derechos Humanos
Rayuela (Revista Iberoamericana sobre Niñez Juventud y Derechos Humanos) ha publicado un segundo artículo: "Protección y exigibilidad de los derechos economicos, sociales y culturales de los niños y niñas a la luz del art. 19 de la convencion americana sobre derechos humanos.", por Cintia M. Bayardi Martínez del Centro Latinoamericano de Derechos Humanos.
El presente artículo analiza una sentencia de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos pionera en lo que respecta a protección y exigibilidad de los derechos económicos, sociales y culturales de los niños, niñas y adolescentes en el seno del Sistema Interamericanos de Derechos Humanos. Dicha sentencia resultó emblemática ya que realizó una labor trascendental en cuanto a la interpretación amplia y comprensiva de los artículos 4 y 19 de la Convención Americana sobre Derechos Humanos.
Educating Digital Natives: Understanding the Digital Generation
CATALYST: Changing Society Through Character Education
More than 5,000 teachers in the Philippines attended the presentations of a world-renowned speaker on “understanding the digital generation” last January 31 to February 2, 2013. Over the course of the past 10 years, Ian Jukes has worked with clients in more than 40 countries and made more than 8,000 presentations typically speaking to between 300,000 and 350,000 people a year. His trip to the Philippines was organized by CATALYST for Professional Development, an organization that tries to make an impact in society by pushing character formation and organizing development seminars for teachers.
This 3-city tour was a follow up to last year’s successful seminar with Dr. Harry Wong which was attended by more than 8,000 teachers from all over the country. Dr. Wong, who spoke about “How to be a Successful and Effective Teacher”, authored the best-selling book, “First Days of School”.
CATALYST started as a student organization at the University of Asia and the Pacific in 2009. Among its past projects included chastity and pro-life conferences with international speakers like Jason Evert in 2010, attended by 8,000 students; “Theology of the Body” expert Christopher West, with more than 1,000 students; and Leah Darrow and Christopher Stefanick with 15,000 students.
Their next big activity is a national forum on student achievement and character formation which will feature three international speakers. See www.catalystmanila.org
Mann Rentoy founded the group with the idea of mobilizing young people to bring about positive change in society. He himself has been going to different cities in the Philippines giving seminars to teachers on character education. He is associated with a group of American educators based on Washington DC, USA. www.character.org Character Education Partnership is an organization of passionate people advocating for integrity, honesty, respect, and other core ethical values to be fused into education for the betterment of the country. Know more about him here: www.mannrentoy.com
More than 5,000 teachers in the Philippines attended the presentations of a world-renowned speaker on “understanding the digital generation” last January 31 to February 2, 2013. Over the course of the past 10 years, Ian Jukes has worked with clients in more than 40 countries and made more than 8,000 presentations typically speaking to between 300,000 and 350,000 people a year. His trip to the Philippines was organized by CATALYST for Professional Development, an organization that tries to make an impact in society by pushing character formation and organizing development seminars for teachers.