Living in a Developing Country
As part of the Language and Knowledge Unit with my 11th graders, we have been exploring the power of language. We had an interesting discussion this past week on the implications of the term “developing country.” One student shared that when traveling abroad, she told someone she lived in Ecuador, and his first question was whether her house had running water. To be honest, I had my own misconceptions about the conditions I would encounter upon moving here. Quito is…