MountainVoices.org (http://www.mountainvoices.org/)

common sense media says

Fascinating interviews for teens with curiosity and stamina.


parents & educators say

What parents need to know

Parents need to know that this site offers interviews from more than 300 people who live in mountain and highland regions throughout the world. The interviews are lengthy and thorough and provide detailed insight into lives, lifestyles, and livelihoods of each region's population.

Educational value: From a social studies perspective, this site is
extremely educational. Middle and high schoolers interested in learning about the world around them will benefit from the voices
on this site as they describe their lives and culture.
Positive messages: The interviews found on this site are full of
strength, hope, and inspiration and demonstrate perseverance in even the most
troubling times.
Violence: Not applicable.
Sex: Not applicable.
Language: Not applicable.
Consumerism: Not applicable.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking: Not applicable.

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What to talk about

Talk to your kids
Families can talk about the value of hearing and learning from people who are disadvantaged by poverty, gender, lack of education, and other inequalities. How does the Internet allow us to hear those people who wouldn't otherwise have a voice? Why is it better to hear from the people themselves through interviews than to hear an expert or journalist write about them?

Is it any good?

Is it any good?
 

Because the interviews are sometimes lengthy and laborious to get through, only the most ambitious of teens will spend much time at MountainVoices.org -- unless they can use it for school. But those who do will benefit from hearing the least vocal and least powerful members of society as they are given the opportunity to speak for themselves. With such a breadth of content, this site could be as mountainous as the regions it covers, but it's surprisingly easy to navigate. Users can quickly search through or jump to specific themes or regions. And a visual chart makes it easy to locate a particular piece or place of interest.

The interviews themselves are loaded with details of the interviewee's life, family and history, but there is also rich, descriptive narrative about the culture and customs of the people. Users will also find detailed information and descriptions of each featured region. It would take many hours to go through all of the content here, but for those with limited time to spend surfing the site, there are clear and concise summaries of the interviews.


This review was written by Conny Coon
 
 

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