A father (left) and son chant slogans during a protest through Wan Chai in Hong Kong last year. There is a need for schools, parents and policymakers to work out how best to discuss the global protests in the classroom. Photo: James Wendlinger A father (left) and son chant slogans during a protest through Wan Chai in Hong Kong last year. There is a need for schools, parents and policymakers to work out how best to discuss the global protests in the classroom. Photo: James Wendlinger
A father (left) and son chant slogans during a protest through Wan Chai in Hong Kong last year. There is a need for schools, parents and policymakers to work out how best to discuss the global protests in the classroom. Photo: James Wendlinger
Anjali Hazari
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Anjali Hazari

Why global protests require schools, parents and policymakers to work out ways to discuss them in the classroom

  • Similarities exist between the year-long anti-government protests in Hong Kong and the protests that have rocked dozens of cities across the US
  • It is important that discussion of them with students include teaching that they have a right to a voice, while respecting the legal rights of others

Anjali Hazari
Anjali Hazari

Updated: 5:09am, 15 Jun, 2020

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A father (left) and son chant slogans during a protest through Wan Chai in Hong Kong last year. There is a need for schools, parents and policymakers to work out how best to discuss the global protests in the classroom. Photo: James Wendlinger A father (left) and son chant slogans during a protest through Wan Chai in Hong Kong last year. There is a need for schools, parents and policymakers to work out how best to discuss the global protests in the classroom. Photo: James Wendlinger
A father (left) and son chant slogans during a protest through Wan Chai in Hong Kong last year. There is a need for schools, parents and policymakers to work out how best to discuss the global protests in the classroom. Photo: James Wendlinger
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Anjali Hazari

Anjali Hazari

Anjali Hazari is a retired international-school biology educator who has taught for three decades in Hong Kong. She continues to tutor and write extensively on education policy and practice.