Today in SSEnglish, Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Here’s one of the things we did today:

We asked all groups to respond in their journals to this nine-minute clip:

Dare to educate Afghan girls – Shabana Basij-Rasikh

Published on Feb 11, 2013

Imagine a country where girls must sneak out to go to school, with deadly consequences if they get caught learning. This was Afghanistan under the Taliban, and traces of that danger remain today. 22-year-old Shabana Basij-Rasikh runs a school for girls in Afghanistan. She celebrates the power of a family’s decision to believe in their daughters — and tells the story of one brave father who stood up to local threats. (Filmed at TEDxWomen)