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If you could ask the students in Afghanistan something, what would it be?
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Is Afghanistan really as poor as people say?
Julia, do the illustrations give you the sense that Afghanistan is poor?
What do the kids in the school in Afghanistan like to do for fun?
First, I would ask the girls whether or not they had to wear a face covering. If they did, I would ask what that was like. I would ask whether or not they wanted to wear it, and whether or not they liked wearing the face covering. Obviously, I can't ask anyone I know, since no one I know wears one. They look really restrictive.
What do people say? I'm pretty sure that it is true that they aren't an extremely rich country, though.
Why do the kids draw about peace
when they say there wishing for peace?
Do they all study English? Or is it only some kids do? Or any?
I don't know whether or not Afghanistan is poor, but I have a feeling they aren't as advanced as we are. We are lucky to live in a very advanced country (technologically and otherwise) and we probably have a lot more resources than they do.
I think, I'm not sure, but i think that there is a lot of fighting in their contry, and they want it to stop. I think that is why they wish for peace.
What are the head dresses with what looks like a cage in the front? They appear in two pictures.
What do the students learn? What subjects? Are they similar to the classes we take?
Just to add to what Indy said, I was wondering about the restricting part. In the pictures that they drew, they had things that looked like bars or something were their face would be. I don't think that they're actually like that,(not that I know for sure) so then why would they add them? Was it for positive purposes, negative purposes, or is that just how they draw them? I also noticed that some of their drawings seemed to be kind of symbolic, so maybe it has something to do with that.
I would ask them what are their schools like?
I was wondering if they have any free time to do what they like. In our pictures, we all drew pictures about stuff we do for fun. They (the Afghan students) drew about work and school and their goals for their country.
I agree with Annabella, I don't think their country is very technologically advanced and I don't think Afghanistan is as wealthy as our country. I was also wondering about the head dresses with the "cage" in the front. I thought maybe it was what they might wear for more religious things, just a guess though. One of the questions I had was if there was any peace in their country. Because I saw an illustration that said something like, "I pray for peace in our country."
-Amelia
I would ask them what their school day is like. If I remember correctly, I think there were one or two that displayed an image of school.
This connects to my wondering about how they would respond to a video like the One Day On Earth video I made, because that shows one of our school days in a quick three minutes, eighteen seconds, and four frames. Would they see it and think that we have a really packed and exciting day, or would they think that we are very coordinated for forming the 11.11.11 on the courtyard? I would be interested in their reaction. (Mr. Lenci and I plan on sending that to them...)
If they were to make a video like that, what would theirs be like?
That is about all I have to say for now...
This post was edited on: 2012-02-02 at 05:38 PM by: AlexE-BWD7
What i didn't understand was the drawings with the people with the masks and sort of body suits. The pictures of them showed red underneath and flowers either on or around them. I am curious to what this is.
Who are they? What are they wearing? Could this be related to peace?
-ALeX BaSsiNGeR 
What do the kids in Afghanistan look like? They all seemed to draw themselves white in the pictures.
what does PEACE mean to you?
I feel like if we asked all the illustrators, they would have different ideas on what it meant. I believe that we would get drastically different answers from the students at Brookwood, and the students in afghanistan. What do you think?
I always had an impression that Afghans disliked Americans, due to the war we are fighting over there. I would have thought that the pictures they drew would reflect their view on Americans. I was surprised to see that they did not. One of the drawings even said something about american friends. What is with that? And do they really dislike America, or is that a figment of my imagination?
It would make sense. I mean, the language is so prominent in the world.
I was wondering about the media life. I noticed that one of the students had a Mickey Mouse picture. I really want to find out how they know who Mickey Mouse is?
I don't think they are really rich, but they have a very rich culture and have lots of wildlife and have not destroyed their grasslands
Good question Julia. I was wondering the same thing. What my interpretation of it was that they did have free time just it wasn's as important (in a way) to their lives as it is to our lives.
Another question was: I noticed a lot of flowers throughout the pictures, do they have a significant reason or not?
In some of the Afghan drawings, I saw people asking for peace in their country. Why do they want peace? What is going on in Afghanistan that causes the kids there to want peace?
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Why were there so many things about Disney? Mr.Lenci said that there were also more that came up too.
I would think that they were wishing for peace because they might have family or a close friend in the fighting or the fights might be hurting the actual kids too.
Sam
Maybe the draw peace so much because they they are wishing for it (if that makes any sense.)Maybe drawing the peace makes them more hopeful about peace happening.
The following was written by Mae Viccica:
Seeing the Afghanistan drawings makes me very confused. There are a lot of what I perceive to be woman in berkahs. And that they are taking them off, which is against the common rules. It made me wonder, are these kids rebelling against this tradition that woman must be covered? I would think that they would support just because they grew up around it. Also, I noticed that there are some pictures of prayers in them. I know religion is a big part of the Afghanistan culture. The Minnie Mouse drawing confused me. Is that the artist’s favorite character? I wonder how that connects to their daily life. I noticed a theme of peace, with prayers about it to Allah, etc.
I have questions:
1. What exactly is the message with the berkahs?
2. Is there something more to the Minnie Mouse drawing?
3. Are the kids very anxious for peace right now? If so, why?
4. Were the kids who drew the women in berkahs girls? Boys?
5. I didn’t see a lot about sports, music, or art. Why is that?
6. Is praying for peace a daily thing in the kids’ lives?
JuliaP-BWD7
Jan 31, 2012 at 6:03 PM