Educators

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Teaching about human rights creates a learning environment and fosters communities where human rights are respected and acknowledged. By participating in activities, students can come to understand their power and responsibility as global citizens. Here are some ideas for curriculum content and classroom activities to get you started.

• Create a curriculum on international human rights issues that highlights the problems on Burma or add Burma to an existing curriculum.

• Education on the role of the UN to act in situations where there is a “Threat to the Peace” and whether the conditions in Burma meet these criteria based on prior UN interventions.

• Invite exiled Burmese, Burma activists, journalists, and academics to attend class as a guest speaker to discuss the situation in Burma, and the role that outsiders can play in bringing change.

• Encourage student involvement to address the situation in Burma and take actions as noted under “citizens”.