May 18 - May 22

Hang in there! We only have three more weeks of content and “instruction” for seniors!

You’ve spent the past few weeks of online learning focusing on activists and experts as claimsmakers while you look more in depth at a few social problems. For the remaining time we have together, I wanted to shift and have us look at some more hopeful, active key players in the social problems process called “social entrepreneurs.” Through this, we will recognize that we can influence, for the better, social problems we see in the world.

MONDAY & TUESDAY:
Critically read Chapter 1 from the book How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideasby David Bornstein. If you do not have access to a printer at home, take electronic notes and upload those as well. It is available in the downloads section.

• This is an absolutely wonderful text; here is a snippet to get you interested – 
  • “Now published in more than twenty countries, David Bornstein’s How to Change the World has become the bible for social entrepreneurship, in which men and women around the globe are finding innovative solutions to a wide variety of social and economic problems. Whether delivering solar energy to Brazilian villagers, expanding work opportunities for disabled people across India, creating a network of home-care agencies to serve poor people with AIDS in South Africa, or bridging the college-access gap in the United States, social entrepreneurs are pioneering problem-solving models that will reshape the 21st century.”
• The critically read document is due to turnitin.com by midnight on Friday. Type twenty words of text within the document so it uploads and include pictures of your critical read. 
  • If you do not have access to a printer at home, take electronic notes and upload those as well.

WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY:
Select one of the following chapters/individuals to read. (They will be posted by Wednesday…scanning takes time.)

• Rural Electrification: Fabio Rosa, Brazil
• Nursing: Florence Nightingale, England
• The Bubble: Bill Drayton, United States
• Child Protection: Jeroo Billimoria, India

Read your selected chapter and write a brief paragraph about your thoughts, impressions, and questions. Post this to turnitin.com by midnight on Friday.

FRIDAY:
Watch the two videos about social entrepreneurs and issue of plastic pollution.

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WAWSaSKvjQ  
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQKKFalZPOM

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Brainstorm what social issues you see in the world and potential ways you could engage in social entrepreneurship. (Don’t stop thinking about this, because it is your final project for the last two weeks.)