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Un Convention

Submitted by deek on December 5, 2006

Category: Philosophy
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“All of us have equal talents, but all of us should have an equal opportunity to develop our own talents.”(Kennedy, John F)

John Kennedy’s words rings true for people of all ages. So what does “equal opportunity” mean? It means opening up the universe for the child and family so that they can take full benefit of the early childhood activities in school and in society. Equal opportunity does not mean treating everyone the same. The common areas of discrimination are race, financial capability, gender and the ability of the child. Every child’s future depends on opportunities provided to it in his early years of life which usually defines the child’s outlook towards life. This will be the window through which the child will define race, gender, nationality, religion, family, etc in his or her own way. The teacher and parents will play the most vital role in the child’s early years of development and they will be providing all the vital elements of this process to build the child’s future. He is like a mirror, reflecting whatever he takes in. To this stand Maria Montessori rightfully says, “If you are not part of the solution then you are part of the problem.” Teachers and parents have to make sure that he is in the right environment for this development to take place. To help them, the UN has played a major role and contributed immensely to this process.

The UN general assembly agreed to adopt the conventions on the rights of the child on November 20th, 1989. It came into force in September 1990 after it was ratified by 192 member nations. The convention is child centric and deals...

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