Hajer Sharief : How to use family dinner to teach politics

Hajer Sharief·TEDSummit 2019
How to use family dinner to teach politics
Summary
I really agreed to the speaker’s suggestion because in Japan, the election rate is always low. People seem to have opinions against current politics, though, they don’t go to elections. In Japan, people are in fact banned from talking about politics in the business scene. In school, students don’t discuss it and, of course, with family, there are no political stories. Now, with TV and smartphones, people have meals. There, there are no conversations. Awful!

The speaker tells us that in family dinner, discussion with kids is very important. Her example was really wonderful. It could change a family washing system that is not only girl doing but also men have to do. Family small discussion leads to decisions making and having political conversations.

Kids need to participate, sometimes mightn’t want to do. However, kids can learn, grow, and know about how to participate in political conversations. Kids can have skills that they can care about politics and how to participate in it. All people should engage in politics. It’s equal opportunities.