Discuss The Rights That All Children Should Have In Education And Education

What do you think of the rights that all children should have in the classrooms/education?

Firstly, teachers should give children opportunities to touch their home language. As the Early Years Learning Framework mentions that children have the right to be continuing users of their home language and as well as to develop competency Standard Australian English (DEEWR, 2009, p. 38). Children feel powerful and a sense of belonging when their home language has been heard, accessed and valued in the care setting (Giamminuti, 2016, p. 28). Secondly, Australia is a multiculturalism country, there are many children coming from different cultural backgrounds. Therefore, children have the right to be treated fairly no matter where they come from and

88). It also mentions that the care setting needs to ensure that ‘if children have any disabilities, or come from different cultural backgrounds and linguistic backgrounds’, they are encouraged to join in the programs at the care service (NSW Children’s Services Regulation, as cited in Giamminuti, 2016, p. 88). Certainly, children need to respect other children and educators as well without prejudice because children develop racial awareness in an early age (Robinson & Díaz, 2016, p. 5). Even though they are young, but they are able to make negative comments based on racial characteristics. In Palmer’s study, children are saying ‘You’re the colour of poo… Did your mum drop you in the poo?’ and ‘Rack off wog. We don’t want to play with you’ (Robinson & Díaz, 2016, p. 5). Therefore, educators have the responsibility to educate children through introducing different cultures to children. Thirdly, Lin thinks children have the right to learn in a safe environment. In a safe environment, children are more likely to engage, become confident and take responsibility to

As the Inter-Agency Working Group on Children’s Participation (IAWGCP) (2008, p. 4) directs that ‘children are born with civil, social and economic rights, these rights enable them to practice their citizenship. Article 12 of the UNCRC emphasises that all children who are able to voice their views and opinions must be provided with opportunities to participate in decisions that affect them which recognise children as citizens and active participants in civil society (Graham, Shipway, & Fitzgerald, 2009). Lin believes children are citizens even the new born babies. They know how to express themselves and have their voices fitting into the society and make their own contribution. Referring to the policy and programme guide from IAWGCP (2008, p.4), it shows that children’s ability to practice their citizenship rights and responsibilities evolves as they grow and learn because as members of the society, children make important contributions and have strong interest in their society’s development. The EYLF also recognises children as active citizens and learners. The outcome ‘children develop a sense of belonging to groups and communities and an understanding of the reciprocal rights and responsibilities necessary for active community participation’ (DEEWR, 2009, p. 26) is relevant to children’s participation as active citizens and learners (Early Childhood