Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Week 10: Child Labor

Eliminate Child Labor
Visit this site: http://borntobefree.worldvision.org.nz/EliminateChildLabour.aspx?menu=6

Look at the world of child labor in a game simulation in which you are a social worker.

Comment on your experience after the simulation.

35 comments:

  1. after playing this game i realized that people where ignorant, i made it so several families had plenty of money to send the kids to school and get a rteal education but they where too stubborn to go.

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  2. after playing this game i realized that people wasnt fair to kids. i made it to alot of familys. the kids was not helping any because they didnt want to do anything. and i agree with Mike people where really igorant

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  3. In this game, you realize how hard it is for a social worker. You have to approach each family in a different way because they all respond differently. Some people are offended by you wanting to help and are to proud, while others jut want you to understand the situation and help right away. It's hard to tell which type of person you're dealing with.

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  4. When playing this game I realized how hard it is for these children. They dont get the chance to go to school, they have to work instead. The social workers are put in a tough situation. You never know how the children or their familes will respond when you approach their problems.

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  5. After playing this game it made me realize that a lot of kids in other counrtys don't get the chance to go to school. Some kids have to work in order to help their family because their families can't even afford the school fees. Other children are just brought up to work in the family busniess.

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  6. after playing this game it shows that people are not fair to kids. I also agree with mike.

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  7. i agree with casey4414

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  8. I agree with Rebecca. People arent fair to kids in some places

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  9. After playing this game i relize that these people have a hard life i mean like no education and working all day i could never do that.

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  10. PLaying this game showed me that kids dont have oppertunities(spelt this wrong i know) like us kids in the United States. We choose to work on are own and working for them isnt a choice.

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  11. From playing this game I saw how difficult it is to work with some families, because you dont know how they are going to react to you trying to help. The kids sometimes dont have a chance to go to school, they are just brought up in the family business. While others work to help make money for their families.

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  12. While playing the game, I tried to make it so each family had as much money as possible, so their children could go to school, which is the way the real world should be.

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  13. While playing this game I realized that each family has problems, and each one responds to your attempts at help in a different way. The kids there have a much harder life, and don't have really any choices at all, and I think that this needs to change.

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  14. after playing the game i realized thast the kids have a really hard life and dont have any opportunites like most children in the world.

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  15. After playing this game, i learned just how uinfair the world can be. Basic schooling is a right that all children should have provided to them, regardless of their financial situation. I also realized how in some situations, the child's labor is the only way the family can survive, This is where the social worker needs to intervene. I think social workers should have more resources at their disposal for helping these families. I agree with casey completely.

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  16. hey its nick In this game, you realize how hard it is for a social worker. You have to approach each family in a different way because they are all different. its hard to help some families because you dont kno how they will react to your help

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  17. After playing this game i realized that people werent fair to kids. The children were not helping any because they didnt want to do anything. And i agree with Mike people there are really igorant.

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  18. It's important to understand that even the best intentions can have negative results, and that was the case with many of these families. Such would also be the case in reality, sadly to say. As hard as we may try, this situation is a real one, and we must accept the gravity of such things solemnly. -Chris Lansing

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  19. Child labor is a horrible thing especially in the third world countries where kids are killed every day. I had no idea there were match factories

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  20. Child labor is an extremely important topic, it needs to be stopped, Children should not have to work till they feel like they can't even move.

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  21. Child labor is a vicious cycle that needs to be stopped. Kids shouldn't be forced to work in dangerous conditions.

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  22. After playing this game i realized how hard it really is to survive becasue the children dont have anything to survive on. and most of them dont go to school and are brought up in there family buisness

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  23. after playing this game i realized how badly kids were treated

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  24. After playing this game I realized that a lot of kids are struggling and are stuck working jobs that take advantage of them because or their families. It also is not always easy for a social worker to come in and help them. I agree with Greg that it is a vicious cycle and does need to be stopped

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  25. i agree with robichaudkristine

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  26. the game shows how many kids cant get a good eduaction and most jus have to work at their familys business

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  27. After playing this game, I realized that kids are being mistreated and are stuck working jobs that take advantage of them. It is a vicious cycle.

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  28. I also agree with Rick, I had no idea there were so many factories.

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  29. After playing this game i relized that its hard for kids to get a good education when kids are forced into child labor. I agree with greg that Child labor is a vicious cycle that needs to be stopped.

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  30. i realized after playing this game that people are not very fair to kids in some parts of the world

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  31. the game made me relize that children are not treated equaly. they can not get an education because they are forced to work.

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  32. After doing this simulation, It made me think about how different our lives are with theirs. The lives of those children are taken advantage of for the benefit for the family.

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  33. After playing this game it made me realize that a lot of kids in other counrtys don't get the chance that we get. They are at risk at just getting to go get water. We need to do something
    i agree with mike

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  34. i found this game very informational, but at the same time it was really annoying that i failed at helping most of the kids. i agree with whitney that these kids never get the same oppurtunities as us.

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  35. Playing the game, I learned about both the difficulties families that resort to child labor have and the difficulties social workers have when trying to help these families in a good way.

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