Malala Yousafzai's Speech: Education Is The Only Solution

Short Answer – Task 1

“One child, one teacher, one pen and one book can change the world. Education is the only solution. Education first.” This is an excerpt from the speech Malala Yousafzai’s held before the UN General Assembly in 2013. In her speech, she argued for equal education for girls, which is lacking in many parts of the world. “One child... can change the world” refers to how one person, or one child, could be of great significance, if given the means to. “...One teacher, one pen and one book” refers to the means of getting an education. Through these means, a child can make an important difference in the world. Malala herself is an example of this, using her voice to fight for equal rights.

“Education is the only solution” means that the only way to fight inequality is through education. In many societies, the problem of inequality is deep-rooted, and often deeply embedded into their culture. Therefore, it is important to avert this type of thinking early. If you could reinforce the idea of equality at an early, and more impressionable, stage of life, society would change for the better. That is why it is important for society as a whole to educate children.

At the end of the quote, Malala says “Education first”. She means that without

When you see someone, you make assumptions about how they are as a person, often based on how they dress, or what they like. Then you put them in a box, together with other people who dress similarly, or like the same things. Of course, this is not a literal box, but a hypothetical box, in which you categorize the people you see. You divide them by what type they are. Do they wear expensive jackets and like brand name clothing? They are probably a snob. Do they wear thick-brimmed glasses and like math? They are probably a nerd. But not only you are guilty of this offense, everyone is. In this text, I would like to explain what this phenomenon is, and what consequences it could