In high school as a teenager I remember learning about some of the things discussed in these articles but to read this as an adult and think about all the injustices that have taken place against women such as feet binding and arranged marriage has an entire effect on me. I really enjoyed reading these articles and I found myself talking to my husband about things that are plaguing their society and a few of the law of hierarchy and how to come out of a bad situation that you may have been born in.
The Demography readings were of great interest to me personally. When I think about how difficult it is to get married now days, I picture trying to get married in North or South Korea where education is rare and resources are almost non-existent. I don’t know how I would have lived through all of that. I’m still thinking about how to incorporate these readings into my lessons because my students are only 5 and 6 years old. I am thinking about first introducing a map of the 7 continents and from there focusing on Asia. I would also consider doing different cultures that live on these continents. I could also introduce my students to the water crisis and do a mini lesson on air pollution because we do recycle as a class.
