Social Justice

As an education major I feel teaching elementary students about social justice is extremely beneficial.   With all the events happening across the world these are the times to teach the future of our country how something occurring halfway around the world affects us.  How do we teach students to care about people across the country?  Well I believe the first step to this is teaching them how to be active in their own community and care about helping the homeless, the hungry, and the poor.  If students can realize they can make a difference in their community they may start to think of how they can make a difference in another country that has been struck by tragedy.  Encouraging students to care about others is a great way educators can help shape young students into the adults they will one day become.