What is Fair? (Paperback or Softback)

Consider. Is a child yours, or mine, or ours? Can we think about that for just a few seconds? If we treat children like they are yours or mine, is this not like we are narrowing down their learning space and putting them in a situation where they cannot exceed their boundaries?

Does this not mean constraining them within their parents’ cultural barriers, which may not be what all parents expect? If they miss out on attention and a collective focus, what types of behaviour should we expect from them in the future? What about the perspective of the good citizen and the concept of a worldview? Is this not knowingly or unknowingly, as parents, family guardians, and community and national leaders, teaching them to be self-centered and not open-minded, thereby limiting their ability to be a good human?

When we say “our” child or children, society can develop the way parents or community leaders would like or want it to be. Should we therefore reconsider and revalue our viewpoints and arrange opportunities for today's children to move forward in a positive way? If not, should they not be held responsible for their limitations? Is this the children's fault, or is there a learning gap?

By sharing and discussing these ideas, educators worldwide can refresh their memories and look at our present lifestyles to see if our childhood learning still guides us in the right direction. If so, then I hope to remind everybody to keep working together and constructively take the initiative to promote children’s strengths and abilities. There must be a collective realization that we must all take responsibility for building social justice and a more acceptable platform not only for “my” child, but for all our children. Let us show love and care for all children! No matter whether “yours” or “mine”, they are all ours!