Summer Homework- Mind, Matter,

Mission
Ayesha Ali

Activity 1 A
What I think. . .
What my elders say. . .
Rights
- Proper education.
- Clean water, food necessary
for growth.
- Warmth and shelter.
- Freedom of thought, speech,
and movement.
- Freedom to follow the religion
we choose.
- Nobody has any right to make
us a slave. We cannot make
anyone our slave.
- Nobody has any right to hurt
us or to torture us.
- Nobody has the right to put us
in prison without a good reason
and keep us there, or to send us
away from our country.
- If we are frightened of being
badly treated in our own
country, we all have the right to
run away to another country to
be safe.
- We all have the right to take
part in the government of our
country. Every adult should be
allowed to choose their own
leaders
Responsibilities
- To respect the rights of all
other citizens.
-Work for the betterment of our
country.
- Help in the growth of our
country.
- To not damage property or use
things that we do not have the
right to use.
- To abide by rules and
regulations set by the country’s
government.
- To never unfairly treat another
individual.
- To follow all rules that are set
on us.
- To never involve oneself in a
crime or wrongdoing.
- To never deprive one of their
rights.
- To take care of our country
and its cleanliness.

What my constitution/ religion
says. . .
- The right to dignity and
equality. No one can judge me
or treat me lower than
themselves.
- The right to life. No individual
- To allow everyone living in a
place to follow their own
religion.
- To respect all other races and
religions.
 is allowed to take the life of - To work in spreading our
another, unless it is due to the religion, and preaching the rules
process of law. of our religion to other people.
- The right to security. - To respect and care of all
Individuals must be protected things that have been made by
from harm; physical or God.
otherwise.
- Freedom of belief. Muslims
must respect all other religions.
Muslims should be allowed to
follow their religion without
discrimination too.
- Thee right to the basic
standard of life. Individuals
must receive clean water, food,
warmth, shelter, clothes, and
medical aid.

Activity 1B
Rights
Proper education High.
Clean water, food, warmth, shelter, clothes, and High.
medical aid.
Freedom of speech. Moderate.
Freedom to follow a religion without High.
discrimination.
Right to security. Moderate.
Responsibilities
To respect and care of all things that have been Moderately high.
made by God.
To respect all other races and religions. High.
To take care of our country and its cleanliness. Moderately high.
To never take part in a crime or wrongdoing. High.
To never deprive one of their rights. High.

Activity 1C

Activity 2
The matter of human rights in Pakistan has always been a delicate matter, disrupted frequently due to
high population, religious diversity, illiteracy, and gender biasness. Because of this, at many times
people; especially women and children, are deprived of their rights.

Children, being delicate and naïve are usually the ones who do not know of their rights, and thus face
many hardships because of this. We can see this going on around us everywhere; children being used as
maids and servants, children working in mechanic workshops or as servers. These children instead of
receiving education, are being forced to support their families. These children generally live a very
unsanitary lifestyle, and do not have the basic necessities of life. They don’t have houses, clothes, clean
water, they’re food is often spoiled, since they can’t afford proper medical aid, they usually die of
diseases that they catch from not having these basic needs.

As Pakistan citizens, it’s our responsibility to help these children in every way we can. We can help
improve their situation by spreading awareness. Awareness is important, because not only will these
children learn about their rights, but other people too can learn about the hardships these children face
and help them. Other than that, we can donate money to NGO’s working to help these children, and
volunteer at such places to uplift these children. On a smaller scale, we can donate clothes, books and
such to these children. We can help feed these children or pay for their hospital visits.

Belonging to the same country, it is important for us to never look downon them, or hesitate to help
them, because in the end we are all humans and it’s important for us to help eachother at time of need.

{300 words}

Activity 3
My chosen department: Education Department of Pakistan

Responsibilities/ Functions (any five) Your real life observations/ how well these
responsibilities are being carried out.
Setting policies and guidelines for school boards. Most schools do not follow the policies set by the
Education Department, rules set by them are
often broken and not paid much attention to.
Allocating funding to schools. While some schools are well funded and have
everything they need, most schools do not, and
thus they can’t afford to pay for furniture or staff.
Establishing the curriculum (what students will Schools do have a fixed curriculum that is followed
learn in each grade) and is appropriate for grade levels.
Setting requirements for graduation (diplomas and All of the requirements are met, though these
certificates) diplomas and certificates are usually not accepted
at an international level.
Creating lists of approved textbooks and other Appropriate books are used, and these textbooks
learning resources and learning resources are followed. Despite that,
many schools do not have learning resources such
as computers, etc.
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Pakistan
School guidelines set by the department are
overlooked and not followed.
Though private schools have great curriculums,
public school most often do not, and students fail
to achieve the level.
Also, public schools do not have the money for
good furniture, computers etc., many students
have to sit on floors.
Public schools in Pakistan do not teach students
the necessary skills needed for them to study
abroad (such as public speaking)
Schools Pakistan do face problems of their
degrees and certificates not internationally being
accepted everywhere.
United Kingdom
The department makes sure that all guidelines
are always followed.
Public schools are maintained and kept to the
level of private schools for low-cost, quality
education
Public schools are maintained to the level of
private schools and students are given new
learning resources wherever necessary.
Public and private schools teach students all the
necessary skills they need.
Certificates and degrees are acceptable
everywhere.

Activity 4
Make sure both private and public
Keep the cirruculum up-to-date so it schools are at the same level, and
can address both national and help make public schools better by
international needs. funding them.

Steps I’d take

Provide schools with computers and

libraries.

I would only allow highly merited

teachers to teach.

To make sure all rules and regulations

are always followed. Also, make
primary education free.
Citations
http://www.whyislam.org/islam123/human-rights-in-islam/

http://9thclassessay.blogspot.com/2014/09/responsibilities-of-good-citizen-essay.html

http://www.samaritanmag.com/we-have-30-basic-human-rights-do-you-know-them

http://www.peopleforeducation.ca/faq/what-are-the-responsibilities-of-the-provincial-ministry-of-
education/