Does every child in the world get to go to school?
Education helps people recognize the world around them and beyond. It helps us know how
to communicate, write and read. Education is a strength for all. But in most developing
countries, education cannot be granted. In some African-Asian countries people do not have
enough money to send their children to a proper school. Yes, there are village school for free,
but it gives a lack of education for the students. Europe and the rest are developed, so
children get to go to school, and there are no problems on the money for the school. In these
countries, education is granted.
Not having education can lead to misunderstanding of the world around us. Education can
make us have a healthier life style and can make our bodies stronger mentally. Education is
the door to the world but without it, it is going to lead us into different problems in the world.
Lack of education can give a great impact to him or her and so as to the society as well. Lack
of education isn’t easy to solve but donating money to different governmental websites can
help. Most undeveloped countries don’t have access to education and so can destroy the
country.
There are many global perspectives around the world about education. Perspectives help us
to see the world from others point of view. Most of us agree that education must be equal to
everyone to give a benefit for the future. It is convenient and persuading. Globally, people
agree on education being a benefit to every single person. Perspectives like, ‘education is not
a benefit’ and ‘not everyone must be equal’ can appear in the minds of people. But it is better
to know the reality of the world as people do not have enough money to send children to
school.
Niger has one of the lowest-ranked education systems. Only 28.7% of people can read and
write. This shows the contrast between your and their education system. Education is poor in
Niger because people don’t afford a lot of money. Lot of websites try to persuade money for
education, but that is not enough. Everyone tries to help but, it does not work. Niger finds
about a lot of people in lack of education and are not open to the world. But sometimes it can
go worse. When illnesses come, it becomes worser for them as they have to close schools.
We can take the website ‘Theirworld’. This website tells,’ Most children cannot go to school
for being poor and living in war zones…’. It explains that children don’t get to go to school
because of the problems in their country. So, children cannot be educated the ‘best of the
best’. War zones create problems among them. Schools will be closed due to the presence of
bombs and dynamites. Parents of their family can also be poor. This makes them difficult to
pay bills and especially to their children’s school. For that, children don’t get an appropriate
education and may lack in the protection of the country. The second website is ‘Relief web’.
This site explains another, literally different reason. It says that children can be having a lack
of education for not presenting in a healthier lifestyle.’ Hunger, lack of daily nutritious…’ It
explains that hunger can affect on their mental health in lack of proper understanding. It
suggests the problems of not eating healthy. But it also means about poverty in certain
countries, where there cannot be found any food for the money they have. Countries have
food at higher prices. It is where poverty increases day by day.
When contrasting the global perspectives and national perspectives, we can see that people in
the world think differently than Nigerians. Some people think that humans must not be equal
and making them improve, makes their country decrease in economics. But Nigerian people
cannot resist the problems that they face. Niger has the lowest education rate in the world. It
can lead to country discrimination and more. But most of us agree on the point in which
people are all equal. But some people make another opinion such as, ‘All living beings are
equal, but some are more equal than others.’
There are some organizations which encourage people to donate money to Niger, for its poor
education level. But, only about one over ten people donate. Some governments of other
countries help them to build their future ahead. This can end the problem of education, right?
Well, the money given by the governments is not enough for the whole country. Education is
more expensive than houses. Organizations do everything they can to help the poor country.
But it is glad to hear that the schools in Niger are free. Though, the teacher’s literacy rate is
low and most schools cannot be found
According to my opinion, I believe that everyone must be equal and education must be given
to all. I also think, that children must get a better education for the development of their
country. It’s not true that some are more equal than others. Especially when having wars,
children cannot attend school and have low literacy rates. There are also times when children
have no possibility to go to school when their parents cannot afford much for their lives and
education. Sometimes, free schools can be found but they will be a specific area. I also think
that education can be the answer to any problem. Education opens the door to the world and
environment around us. In richer countries, children do not care about their education.
Education means a lot to poorer people in the world. On the other hand, education gives
stress to most children. But it is still to be agreed that children should have the same amount
of education. I agree that education must be granted for everyone, including people from poor
countries, and it should be a free opportunity. In conclusion, children must go to school for
the benefit of themselves and the world.
By- Kalumith Nethali Chiara De Silva
Grade – 7A
Subject- Global Perspectives
Reference
Allison academy 2020(online)
https://www.allisonacademy.com/students/education/highereducation/lack-of-education/ Access date: 25/09/2022
University of the people 2017(online)
https://www.uopeople.edu/blog/benefits-of-education-are-societal-andpersonal/ Access date: 25/09/2022
Hanley Foundation
2014(online)https://hanleyfoundation.org/resources/educational-tools/whydo-some-parents-choose-homeschooling/ Access date – 30/09/2022
Theirworld 2020(online)https://theirworld.org/news/10-reasons-why-childrendon-8217-t-go-to-school/ Access date: 2/10/2022
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UNICEF 2013(online) https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/27-millionchildren-out-school-conflict-zones Access date: 09/10/2022