SCIENCE AND THE BLIND CHILD

A blind child


A blind child is indeed a child that must be educated to have a good life, like any normal child. It is, therefore, important for a teacher to have knowledge of the child's ability and determine their learning processes. 

The reason for teaching science to the blind is to provide the child with concepts of the world of nature.

Specifically, objectives, why the child needs science, is to help him identity his environment and animals, to give him an understanding of the concepts of plant and animal growth, to teach him the meaning and uses of the calendar, the thermometer, and the clock, to bring him to understand the weather and to develop in his early concepts of the solar system.

The blind child becomes more familiar with more science concepts initially through instruction and demonstration by the teacher. The child should be helped to identify his interest in the environment and life in general, as they apply directly to him. 

His lessons should be simple concepts and ideas that he might be easy to understand. For example, when teaching the nature of types of animals and sounds, the teacher should point out the common characteristics among those animals.

Each day, the child must be allowed to listen to the weather forecast on the radio. To make sure that the child is getting the message, the teacher can request him to recall the reported temperature and weather conditions. 

For the teacher to let the child understand the calendar, he must examine the braille calendar every day, which will keep him informed of the daily and past events, and at the same time, become familiar with the day, the month, and the year.

With the guidance of the teacher, the braille clock should be available for instruction. At various intervals in the day's teaching, the child should examine the clock and set the hands according to the right time. 

A circle, a semi-circle, and a quarter circle are used as a strong means of developing a child's knowledge of reading the time. 

FIFA BOSS SEPP BLATTER, ENCOURAGES RACISM IN FOOTBALL WITH IMPUNITY

Racism is everywhere, including sports.


"There is no racism in football, and if ever anyone was racially abused in the field during a match, the victim must accept the racial abuse with a handshake, and the problem is solved."


This is the callous statement made by FIFA Boss Sepp Blatter during his recent interview with CNN. This statement has caused criticism worldwide against Blatter, who seems to be in this world but doesn't know what is going on in the world, regarding racism in soccer. 

No one could believe a man of the caliber of Blatter and overall soccer boss could ever make such a statement.

Racism and discrimination in soccer are strong like a tornado sweeping objects across its path. It is like incurable cancer, eating the flesh of its victims, yet Blatter doesn't know about this. 

Real Zaragoza was fined 600 euros by the Spanish Football Federation, after a section of the fans chanted racial abuse at Barcelona forward player, Samuel E'too. 600 euros fine? 

That is nothing. In regard to such cases and to avoid such things in football matches, fines should be between 10,000 and 20,000 euros. This will convince the world that sports officials and organizations are working hard to eliminate racism in soccer entertainment.

In Italy, an Ivorian defender, with the team Messina, threatened to stop a match in November 2005, after being a victim of football racism. In both Eastern and Western countries, English black players have been continuously victims of racial abuse on soccer fields. 

What is the significance of this racial abuse? Is it because the black players are incredibly good, or just to stir racial hatred or bloodshed?

If the National Football Association, Ethnic Communities, and Anti-Racial Campaigners want to convince the world that they are trying their best or working hard to eliminate racism in football, then "handshake" shouldn't be the solution.  

Any footballer who abuses a black footballer with racial remarks must suffer a heavy fine that will go to the victim as compensation. This will serve as a lesson, and racism in football will be less or eliminated.

TEENAGE LOVE AFFAIR LEADS TO EARLY SEPARATION AND DIVORCE

 Early teenage lovers

Many couples, seen with or without children, had friendships that began at school as teenagers, before they married or settled together. 

In principle, it is always good for people to study and know each other very well before entering into relations or love affairs.

Children's and teenagers' liberty in advanced countries can’t be compared to that of African children and teenagers. 

For example, in Africa, children are severely punished when they do wrong, but in Europe or America, punishing a child could lead to many problems. One may even end up in prison for punishing their son or their own daughter.

The rate of divorce and separation is very high in advanced countries, so I looked back to review why divorce is very low in Africa. 

In Africa, it is a gross disrespect to parents when a sixteen-year-old child comes home to introduce his girlfriend or her boyfriend. However, in advanced countries, it is permitted.

Children as young as thirteen and fourteen indulged in caressing and kissing. This could go on until they go their separate ways or settle. When they finally get married, the love isn't as strong as before; in this case, the marriage doesn't go far. 

Both have seen their nakedness too much when they were teenagers, to the extent that they don't value their precious bodies any longer.

Here, the dignity and the worthiness of the woman have been neglected by the man. It is always the man who causes the breakup because he wants something new. 

A woman or man may find real happiness in life, marriage, living together, or in relationships when they enter into love affairs as adults rather than as teenagers.

That is the reason in Africa, separation and divorce are less common than in advanced countries. 

Europe, America, Japan, Korea, and other advanced countries are far ahead in development, education, and technology, compared to Africa, yet the rate of divorce, separation, and suicide is higher than in Africa.

Smoking is like a fashion among teenagers in advanced countries, but it’s less common in Africa. Teenage pregnancy is booming in Europe and America, while it’s less common in Africa. 

It's time for advanced countries to stop underestimating Africa and learn something from that continent. Africa is called a poor continent, but Europe and America forget that they made the continent poor by depending on its resources.