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Child Labor In Turkey
2009
As students who are concerned about global issues, we want to attract attention to a big problem affecting both Turkey and many developing countries around the world, 'Child Labor'. Our mission is to create a website that educates, alerts others to a problem that often doesn't receive the attention it deserves, and inform others of the activities which we do at home and at school, which have an impact on the quality of life around us.
Award
2009 15 and Under: 2nd place
Team
GozdeTerakki Vakfi Okullari, Turkey
DilaraTerakki Vakfi Okullari, Turkey
BelinTerakki Vakfi Okullari, Turkey
BesteTerakki Vakfi Okullari, Turkey
ZeynepTerakki Vakfi Okullari, Turkey
YigitcanTerakki Vakfi Okullari, Turkey
Age Range
15 & under
Coaches
Danny GlasnerTerakki Vakfi Okullari, Turkey
Fulya Muldur DonnellyTerakki Vakfı Okulları, Turkey
Category
Social Sciences & Culture
Audience
Ages 9 and up
Language
English
Site Features
Online Activity / Game
Teacher Resources (Lesson Plans, Worksheets)
Photo Gallery
Video / Sound
Team Collaboration
As a group we believe that being successful requires hard work. Our success is the result of our team spirit. Being responsible, respecting each other, and having fun at the same time is our secret. The importance of our topic has made it easier for us to work because it's a common problem among our peers, so it's even more interesting for us. Our school has supported us a lot with this project. We have been working during our social activity class specifically for ThinkQuest. During that time we distributed responsibilities, talked about the design of the site, did some research, took photos and worked really hard. In Turkey we have an exam called SBS (level determination exam ) taken at the end of 8th grade. This exam is really important for our future so we have to work really hard for it. All of us are attending extra courses after school for this exam so we have very little time left for ourselves or work about this project. But that did not discourage us. We loved this project and while we are working this hard, this project has been like a break for us. In the 'stretch run', we decided on a day during the week and stayed after school on Mondays to develop the project. To be honest it was hard but we think it was worth doing. We created a 'Wiki' that could help us keep all the information we were collecting in one place, and allow us a place for discussions and communication outside of school hours. This project taught us a lot of things and made us more sensitive about child labor. We learned a lot about each other. All of us have different qualities and contributed to the project in a different way, which made our project a beautiful and rewarding experience.
Team Diversity
Diversity is a catchword for many things these days. It sometimes seems to have great value and other times it's just an overused word. Our "ThinkQuest" team comes from three different religious backgrounds, two countries and three cities. Most of us are from middle/upper-middle class upbringings, in other words "privileged." Our struggles and challenges have come from the strict rules that Turkey often has in place that require us to work harder, overcome more obstacles and balance many responsibilities.
