Education

By: Teddy Blegen

            “Some one should be doing more to make sure that kids aren't missing school to work in a factory or in the market,” says a voice of youth. Why are some kids in Africa not going to school? What are the kids doing when they are not at school? How does having enough money play a role in kids going to school? Why do more boys go to school than girls? These are three very important facts that need to be looked in to.

            What do kids do when they are not at school? If a death comes upon the family, for example the father dies, the child may have to stop going to school to earn enough money to live. Another example is if the family happens not to be making enough money, they will not let the child go to school unless they sell a certain amount of goods. “I think education is needed to help make people more free but they can't really get education when their families can't afford the basic needs” says a voice from UNICEF.

 This shows children need to be educated, but if you’re short on money, then you may need to work, although, not in a highly dangerous situation.
            “When the parents barely make enough money to live on somebody has to help” said Sir Elliot from Voices of youth. “You May need to miss school if you had the chance to work for your family, still education is a first” said Rrahaelwi. Does money play a role in a kid’s education?  Many schools may require uniforms which parents may not be able to afford. This shows that money plays a huge role in a child’s education.

The Millennium Development Goals 2 and 3 say make sure that all boys and girls complete primary education. And make sure that girls have equal access to primary and secondary education (preferably by 2005). Why do more boys go to school than girls? One example is Nepal, where the adult literacy for men is 63% compared to the adult literacy rate for women is 35%. “Despite all this, around the world there are more than 115 million children of primary school age who are not in school. And what’s more, more than half of all children who are out of school – 61.6 million – are girls” says UNICEF. This shows that not as much girls go to school than boys.

In the end this shows that education is essential in some places in the world. The education today is to not only affect how one grows up to be in the future but how some person will affect the world in the future.

Work Sited

United Nations International Children’s Emergency Foundation (UNICEF)

http://www.unicef.org/voy/explore/education/explore_165.html Unknown Author

http://www.unicef.org/voy/explore/education/explore_167.html Unknown Author

http://www.unicef.org/voy/explore/rights/explore_225.html Unknown Author

http://www.unicef.org/voy/discussions/showthread.php?p=68149 Unknown Author

http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/nepal_nepal_statistics.html Unknown Author

http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/estonia_statistics.html Unknown Author