Education in Third World Countries
In many advanced countries like the United States, Japan, Canada, most and Europe, parts of Africa, South America, Australia, and Asia, getting a well-rounded education is a standard procedure and one that is often taken for granted. However, in more underdeveloped parts of the world, this is simply not the case, and yet many of the children in these areas would do well in school if only given the chance.
In many third world countries, the children don’t make it past the first grade due to the family needing them for work to maintain the family’s way of living. This is a devastating situation, and other nations are chipping in to help the growing global problem. Teachers are receiving lucrative offers to teach in these underdeveloped areas in the world where teachers are a scarce commodity and in rare supply. The children in these areas of the world are very grateful souls and absorb knowledge like a sponge because they are so eager to learn.
Often a lack of money and resources is a huge stumbling block to education in third world countries. Since a lack of funding is there, many other nations with more resources are contributing to help build schools and supply the students with textbooks. These young minds have the same right to an education as anyone else. Thanks to generous people and businesses, these children are realizing their lifelong dreams of learning how to read, spell and do math, plus learn science and history. Many celebrities donate millions of dollars to help to build schools in countries that do not have an educational system, but even small donations make a huge impact in countries that lack education.
In many third world countries, children are put to work as early as age eight and don’t go to school. Women are often not allowed to attend school, which is usually a privilege available to men. But that’s rapidly changing, where going to school is addressable to all who want to take advantage of it. Education in Third World Countries is becoming more and more commonplace because citizens in these countries want what the rest of the world automatically gets, which is a quality education that will make them able to better function in life as adults.
Although education in third world countries is not commonplace yet, it will become standard within the next ten years. A child won’t get far in adult life if they can’t read or write. Thanks to generous donations and volunteers, this dated way of doing things is fast becoming a thing of the past. Children in these underdeveloped countries are now able to go to college, and realize their lifelong dreams. This in itself is reason enough to help these nations with their educational system and to update it.
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