The article “New Schools in South Africa Serve the Underserved” by Celia W. Dugger, talks about the struggles South African black students have. The New York Times talks briefly about it.
This article gets me thinking. They talk about a boy that is in a gang and does drugs and gets drunk. They start talking about how Gcobani Mndini, a shy 17 year old, who “just wanted to fit in or belong.” He has found out that he does belong at a private school. He has since turned his life around; he doesn’t do drugs anymore and doesn’t get drunk. He no longer belongs to the gang. This makes me think could this really be happening not just in Africa, but around and in our communities to? Is there a way we can stop this?
Do we as Americans take advantage over what we have? Our public schools are like South Africa’s private schools. Most high school students go on to college. We have teachers that care about our learning and want to help. They are properly trained and know what they are doing. They have good workspaces; and we don’t go to school in old warehouses or shopping centers. Teachers in South Africa are dissatisfied with their workspace.
This gets me thinking, can we help from where we live? America and other big countries are sending volunteers to teach over in Africa. Are education systems this bad in other countries? How do we find out?
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