The Feelings of Romanians – from Love and Respect to Hate “It is not the young people´s fault that they never had a guide, albeit a spiritual one. Nor a coherent and correct educational system to teach them before anything else not to hurt their peers. We are all born with one chance, equally” I…
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We read, we learn, we grow up equal
We read, we learn, we grow up equal “[it is] natural selection…only those with a calling – others will naturally get lost along the way because they come from an environment which lures them into dropping out.…’’ (School principal, from the documentary film ’’Our School’’[1]) I’ve been a French teacher for almost 15 years, and…
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Roma Slavery: The Case for Reparations
Roma Slavery: The Case for Reparations Originally published on April 22nd 2016 in Foreign Policy in Focus. Reparations for historical injustices are an increasingly urgent topic of public discussion. It's time to include Roma in the conversation. After years of neglect or outright dismissal, movements calling for reparations for historical injustices have resurfaced with renewed…
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Minorities at School
Minorities at School The school is a place of refuge, also one of knowledge and openness towards the world we learn about and we prepare to become a part of. But is it the same for every student? We’ve created the Minorities at school column to learn more about the different experiences in the Romanian…
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