Posts Tagged ‘children’
Buenos Aires opens internet cafes for street kids
2:55 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Argentina|Education|Internet|society · 1 Comment
27 Sep 2006
I am not sure whether to applaud this or ask the question: “why internet cafes and not places for them to live?”:
The government of the Argentine capital inaugurated the first “cybercafe” for children and adolescents who live on the street, the first of five of these facilities expected to open in the city.More than a simple cafe with internet access or just a place where one can play games online, the new facility is a “learning and recreation” space to help better the living conditions of “these children that have lost almost everything,” said Jorge Telerman, Mayor of Buenos Aires, during the opening of the cafe.
According to Spain’s 20 Minutos, these cafes will offer, on top of internet access, recreational and educational activities, and light meals.
The idea for this project was supposedly born from data that showed that homeless children in Argentina spent 60% of the money they receive panhandling on cybercafes.
While on the surface it seems like a great idea — providing internet access, and therefore access to information, education, and the world in general to these children — my mind can’t help but wonder why more basic needs aren’t covered first, like a home, foster parents, meals and education.
What do you think? Is this a good idea or does it overlook these children’s well-being?
Via / 20 Minutos
Image via 26Noticias.com.ar
Racist teacher canned in Chicago
5:34 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · chicago|Controversia|Education · 1 Comment
11 May 2006
An art teacher who allegedly erupted in racial slurs towards her students — among them “all Mexicans are criminals” — has been fired by the Chicago charter school where she works. U.S. press has been reporting on this in bits and pieces, but Spanish daily 20 Minutos sums it up quite well:
According to witnesses, the teacher became angry last Friday during an art class when someone stained her jacket with paint.It was then that she said, according to the same sources, “all Mexicans are criminals” and “you were born to scrub floors”.
The article points out the school was advised by its attorneys that the best thing to do was to fire the teacher. When this was announced last night at a PTA meeting the attendees burst into applause.
According to CBS2 Chicago, all teachers at the school will now have to undergo “sensitivity training”.
Watch a report on this case on CBS2 Chicago’s website
Via / 20 Minutos and CBS 2
Latino population booms, more born in U.S.
2:37 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Culture|Politics|society · Comments Off
11 May 2006
The census bureau has just released some data that shows a rise in the U.S. Latino population and points to the fact that this surge is more due to the number of children — American-born U.S. citizens of Latino descent — than to the influx of immigrant workers. From CNN.com:
Bureau figures released Wednesday show the U.S. population grew by 2.8 million between July 1, 2004, and July 1, 2005. Hispanics accounted for 1.3 million of that increase, with 800,000 attributable to natural causes — births minus deaths — rather than immigration.
Kids’ t-shirts cause a stink at school
9:37 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · children|Controversia · 1 Comment
31 Mar 2006
Being a kid just isn’t as it used to be. Especially since now if you wear an innocent t-shirt you’ll be accused of inciting racial violence. All of this the age of five:
A Hispanic second grader and kindergarten student in Virginia were sent home from school Friday for wearing homemade T-shirts that read “Latinos Forever” written in Spanish…
Todd Erickson, principal of Occoquan Elementary School, told the Potomac News that he was concerned the T-shirts would disrupt classes because a protest–the fourth in a week–was taking place Friday in Woodbridge.
“Today it was obvious, straight up, totally clear what was going on,” Erickson said.
Um, what was clear? What was going on? I don’t get it. They are FIVE and EIGHT for the love of God.
“How is that going to disrupt a kindergarten class?” Carmen Soriano, Joseph’s mother, asked.
Meeting death while looking for a new life
4:58 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · children|Immigration|Justice · Comments Off
14 Mar 2006
Chasing after a new and better life above the Rio Bravo continues to prove deadly for so many immigrants, not the least of which are often children.
Three days into the journey, a U.S. Border Patrol agent spotted the group of illegal immigrants, and as the agent chased them, the Border Patrol truck hit Cruz-Torralva and his daughter, Lourdes, killing her.
Yuma County sheriff’s detectives determined the death was an accident, but Cruz-Torralva was arrested on charges of endangerment. Deputies argued that he had placed the child in “risk of imminent death” by bringing her into the desert.
Latino kids pull on the purse strings
3:36 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Bilingualism|children|Education|language|TV · Comments Off
23 Feb 2006
Why is that television believes children can get down with Spanish while adults cannot? For whatever reason, prime time TV (with rare exceptions like Freddie Prinze‘s “Freddie”) doesn’t want to bother with bilingualism, even though Latinos are a perfect demographic: 600 billion in buying power, median age of 26, average household size of 4 members, yadayadayada…
There’s a huge rise in the use of Spanish and bilingual dialogues in mainstream children’s television programming. We’ve posted before about Dora La Exploradora, but she’s not alone.
El Balero: Mexico for beginners
7:12 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · children|Internet|mexico · Comments Off
17 Feb 2006
I randomly came across a very interesting site while doing a search for “Mexico”. It’s an online resource about Mexico, for children, in English, maintained by the Mexican government and it’s called El Balero.
The idea itself is marvelous — I’m all about American kids learning about other countries — but the rudimentary, albeit well-meaning style makes for a few laughs. I think it’s really cute, though a bit…um…bossy. A few highlights:
Have a lot of fun! (re: reading the site)
Esquites are a famous Mexican tradition. They’re delicious and easy to prepare, You should give them a try!
Have a lot of fun! (re: playing Mexican games)
Enjoy yourself making and eating it! (re: making mini-pizzas)
An adult should help you to prepare your pizza
so you won’t have an accident.
Follow the instructions!
You are going to have fun!!
Met Offers Art in Spanish
11:54 am By Maegan La Mala · Arts|children|Events|Family|New York City · Comments Off
9 Jan 2006
The world famous Metropolitan Museum of Art, located in New York City, to make sure that children and their families have access to the world of fine arts regardless of what language is spoken. The Education Department of the Met is sponsoring a Spanish language program named El primer contacto con el arte. The lectures and activities are being held every Saturday from 11:30 a.m. a 1:00 p.m. in the Uris Education Center and are open to children between 6 and 12 years of age accompanied by one adult. Each month a new artistic theme or time period is studies. In January the theme is The Renaissance in Europe. The program is scheduled to run through May and is free with paid admission to the museum. For more information regarding these and other programs call (212) 650-2833 or visit www.metmuseum.org.
Via / El Diario NY
Reggaeton in your Kid’s Stocking
23 Dec 2005
Because our kids don’t have enough sexual double entendres in their lives, Urban Box Office has released Reggaeton Niños, a collection of the top reggaeton hits like Gasolina sung by young people between the ages of 10 and 16. Volume 2 will soon follow after a contest that will allow your kids to possibly become the next Daddy Yankee or Ivy Queen. Kids start practicing your “butt in orbit dance” now!
Via / Voy Music
Increased Diabetes Risk for Latino Kids
1 Dec 2005
Overweight Latino children who eat lots of sugar and drink sugary drinks may show signs of poor beta cell function, which is associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes, according to the results of a new study.
Another article has come out detailing the negative effects of a diet high in sugar for Latino kids.
It is a well known fact that being overweight puts one at an increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes. Interestingly, Latino children have been shown to have a higher risk of developing diabetes even among overweight children. Latino kids also tend to be overweight more so than other kids. In a society that pushes junk food at every turn, this is a very disturbing finding.
It is good to see though that schools are taking an active role in limiting student sugar intake. Many schools have already done away with peddling soda to kids because of the strong link between soda consumption and obesity. The Los Angeles Unified School District, for example, has done away with soda vending machines and has opted instead to sell fruit based drinks, water and milk.
The question now is whether parents can follow the lead of schools and limit the sugar intake of their children.
Via / Reuters
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