"OKUL"
Hi, I am Hibe. I am 14 years old and I am in Grade 7. I am very
thankful to my school and my teachers. I especially appreciate their
teaching, explanations, and the way they treat us. Maybe they get more
tired than us. Even though there are so many things we like about
them, there are also many other things we dislike.
For example, they don't consider our health issues. There is only one
day per week for Exercise and Art classes. and that is because the
other teachers think that other subjects are more important than
Exercising and Arts and that we should skip them.
They don't care about our rights. They don't let us take our books and notes from our school bag and look at them while we are in the classes. Unfortunately they don't want to hear this, because they want to do differently.
"GIRLS"
Hi, I am Merve. I am 16 years old, and I am in Grade 9. I love to
study. That is why after school, when I get home, I look at my
schedule, and then I eat something and relax and go back to study.
Some people ask the girls “ why aren't you studying since we are
spending so much money for your school. “ They let us believe we
owe them something. Or sometimes they say the opposite, like, “why do
you go to school since girls will get married and stay with their
husbands?”
Adults make decisions for us, and they don't even bother to ask us. We are upset about this. And this will effect how we relate and communicate with people because they don't respect our thoughts and decisions.
Many times we tell them to stop because it is wrong, but they keep doing it. They should value us more.
"Good Students"
In this world there are some people close to God and humanity. Why are we going to school if the teacher is not teaching us how to do this?
There are too many bad things in this world that we can get involved in. We can do them easily because teachers can't see us.
But there is God who can see us from the sky.
First, a person needs to have good values and strong personality so they don't do the bad things.
Secondly, we don't steal anything at school, outside or at home, because that is a sin.
Thank God, we are Good Students.
"Youth Education and the Right to Thinking"
Hi, as everyone knows there are so many young people. Each one thinks differently. For example, some are interested in parties and fun, some want to reach a goal in their life, and some like to study.
Unfortunately, adults don't ask us about what we want. If you ask them about the teenagers, they will say “ they are too young to understand anything about decision-making; or the teenagers are interested only in fashion.” We get those answers all the time.
Those people judge us by our looks, not by our thoughts. That is very wrong. By doing this, they are taking away our independence and our abilty to think.
This will lead to psychological and communication difficulties.
translated and edited by: Yasmin Hedo and Peggy Gish.
