Monthly Archives: October 2015

Measuring and mapping Human Wellbeing

16 Friday Oct 2015

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First, review of ‘Schooling the World’ from last lesson.

The United Nations’ Human Development Index and its components, and the Population Data Sheet (from Population Reference Bureau) are two major sources of demographic data.

Looking at both, what are some of the major factors that each measures?

Why might 3 factors from each of these be important?

How might ‘development’ be measured – what factors could be compared with previous years?

What else might you like to know to measure a country’s ‘development’?

Art as Protest assessment

15 Thursday Oct 2015

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Submission for both classes is tomorrow (Friday 16 October)
DEWHIRST: by recess
POPE: at start of class

A reminder that ideally all tasks 1-6 are on your ‘Art as Protest’ powerpoint which we began the unit with. This includes your response to #6 where possible.

Some people have created physical artworks – please indicate in your powerpoint at the end of your 300 words (eg “See painting / poster / sculpture etc”)

Reference to research and authoritative sources is good!

Life in the German Democratic Republic

14 Wednesday Oct 2015

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Life in the GDR:

Iron Curtain Kid – variety of aspects of life in E Germany
Living with the Enemy – life under Stasi
Piecing Together the Dark Legacy of East Germany’s Secret Police – case study of one person, plus the collapse of communism and the coverup, and investigation into Stasi

CIA Files from Berlin 1946-61
– Intro
– Berlin Airlift
– Berlin Wall

“Education is the key to development”

13 Tuesday Oct 2015

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If you wanted to change an ancient culture in a generation, how would you do it?
You would change the way it educates its children.

Two perspectives on a really fundamental issue with ‘development’.

In today’s double, we will watch ‘Schooling the World‘

Further ideas and readings can be found at
http://tok-ais.wikispaces.com/Schooling+the+World

Ladakh, and the Moravian Mission School, are in northern India

Map - Moravian Mission School Ladakh

HOMEWORK

Finish Q1-3 from yesterday.

100 word response to the film ‘Schooling the World’
– what did you agree with (why?)
– what did you disagree with (why?)
– what surprised you
– any further questions it raised

Development & Wellbeing

12 Monday Oct 2015

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Traditionally in Geography we have studied ‘Development’, but this has now been expanded to include ‘Wellbeing’. In small groups

 1. Define these terms:

  • Development (in terms of countries or people, not buildings!)
  • Wellbeing
  • First World
  • Second World
  • Third World
  • (E)MDC
  • (E)LDC
  • NIC

2. What factors are used to judge a country’s level of development?

3. How is this limited?

Term 4: Geographies of Human Wellbeing

12 Monday Oct 2015

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Inquiry Questions

Factual
What is human wellbeing?
What are the spatial changes that affect human wellbeing?
Does wellbeing vary around the world?
Does wellbeing vary within countries?
What is an NGO?

Conceptual
What impact can the imbalance in trade have on developing countries?
Does political instability affect efforts to enhance well being?

Debatable
What does it mean to have and have not?
Can poverty be made history?
Is pursuit of economic growth, rather than social justice, the best way to help the poor?