Education : Education And Development

In the article, Education and Schooling: You Can Have One Without the Other, Mwalimu J. Shujaa of the State University of New York discusses the importance of learning that there is a difference between schooling and education. Can education exist without schooling or vice versa? Shujaa’s article gives an insight into the conjunction of schooling and education and how they impact the culture of African Americans.

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captures of the ideas they were fighting for: liberty, equality, and rights.1 News of this overthrowing of the government reached many places, one of those being Latin America. During the colonial period, a great social gap developed between the peninsulares (Spanish people born in

By the beginning of the second Millennium, many countries realized the need and necessity to cope up with the rest of the rapidly developing world. As they realized this necessity, they also realized that the key to growth and development is, indeed, education. As a result, many countries around the world entered the heated race of reforming their education systems hoping that this would ensure them a foothold in the modern world.

About 93.52 percent of males and 95.61 percent of females above fifteen years old can read and write. (table ref 9). Moreover, based on a study by the OECD, investment in education in Mexico has been increasing considerably since the early 2000s. Mexico has been spending above the OECD average on educational institutions. As in 2015, government expenditure on primary, secondary, and tertiary education was 4% of GDP, OECD´s average being 3.8%. However, these efforts are still not enough to rank Mexico as the highest in Latin America. Countries such as Argentina, Chile, and Colombia have a higher percentage of their GDP invested in education. In addition, the proportion of students enrolled in public education is the highest of all Latin American Countries, table *ref10*public vs private ed. Enrollment in private education is low in primary and secondary levels, but in the tertiary level is considerably high. In fact, annual expenditure per student at the tertiary level goes up to 46 percent of GPD per capita. OECD´s average being 41 percent. Although these numbers are encouraging sings, according to the OECD, most Mexicans have a low educational attainment and the adults who have at least completed upper secondary education is the second smallest among OECD countries (Turkey being the smallest of

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Latin America currently has an education system that faces significantly low performance and pressure for education improvement by local, state and national authorities. (Chafuen, 2014) In 2012, PISA ranked almost every Latin America countries below the global average for participants. Chile in particular, scoring ten percent lower that the average, was the highest-ranking country in Latin America. (PISA, 2012) (See Appendix III) Leaders of Latin America have identified economical factors as the leading cause of educational inequalities and lackluster overall academic performance by the region. Furthermore, leaders of the region like, Herald Beyer, push the government to help economically disadvantaged people by providing additional funding and merit-based scholarships. (Crellin, 2012) By pushing the government to provide these economic resources, leaders look to afford people of low economic status

Living in the United States made me more aware of the reality of other Latin American countries and their people. One day at the bus stop, a Guatemalan lady approached me and asked if I could tell her if her bus was coming. She apologized to me for not knowing how to read. It really touched me. I realized this poor woman was living in the most powerful country of the world without knowing one of the basic tools that a human being needs to navigate life. I felt on the same way with the English language. I did not know English when I came to this country. I had to rely on others for assistance. After experiencing the first-hand effect of a lack of education, I began wondering about the factors that still contribute to illiteracy in Latin America in the twenty-first century. As an undergraduate majoring in Spanish with a minor in Latin American Studies at UCLA, I attended and still attending some classes with Latin American faculty members to expand my knowledge in immigration, language, and history. I also did an internship for my Spanish 172 Service Learning class with Dr. J. Falce-Robinson in UCLA’s Department

Shockingly, more than 700 million people across the world are illiterate, perceiving literacy as a luxury. Canada’s rate is one of the highest in the world; it is the 97-99%, which is exemplary thanks to the provided education. The two countries, on the other hand, do not have high literacy rates. India currently stands with the largest illiterate population with only 72.23% because thousands are young and poor parents who must raise their families by working for or nurturing them. Likewise, Nicaraguan people also focus on labor and earning money rather than receiving an education.

Most of Venezuela’s population finds itself educated because public education is provided. Even though education is free, there is an astounding 20 % of the population that has received no formal education at all. This is outrageous because Venezuela has a compulsory educational system, which means that people are required to by law to go to attend school for 9 years. This shows that even though education is provided for free there are still families so poverty stricken that they are not able to send their children to school; because they need to work to provide more support for the families. The children that do go through the public education system can attend Universities which are also free. Although the education in Venezuela is provided for free, this is also a reason why the education system is not the greatest. Providing education from grade school through college stretches educational funds thin, which results in each level of education being under funded.

The purpose of this paper is to critically analyze a socio-economic issue that is affecting the Latin American Countries. Throughout the years, Latin American countries have been known to be poor and underdeveloped which stems from a low level of education. A recent report by Fernando Reimers (2017) stated that “more Latin Americans are living in poverty now than what was previously reported despite the economic growth.” Latin America remains at the bottom of the rank although education and human capital are often identified as an important element of growth. The subject of poverty is directly linked to the poor that are still illiterate or hardly literate. Therefore, the negative and positive impact of education and poverty in the Latin American Society will be highlighted as well as comparing and contrasting the issue to the Jamaican society. Further, recommendations as to how to address these issues will be perused.

This book has so much information of our lack of education, not only in the United States but internationally. It lists you 15 problems with many secondary causes. I’m focusing in only three chapters including chapters 9 and10.In chapter 9, Ilia M. Sinagatullin targets the neglect of strong basic education. Stating that not many have the opportunity to have a secondary education. Secondary education basically means anything after high school. Many join the workforce right after and many especially the woman stay at home as housewives. Many do not consider continuing their education upon graduating high school. In the same chapter she states how students that do continue for the education believe that they will just enter school and learn. Most

Education in South America is a very large issue, which needs to be solved. A lot of citizens in South America never even went to elementary school. The literacy rate of generally all the countries in South America is about 85%-75%, with their total population of 422.5 million people. That means around 35,912,500-31,687,500 people that cannot read or write. Of the children who do get some amount of education, approximately 20 million of them are at risk of dropping out for various reasons. These people who drop out have a much higher risk of living in slums, hunger, substance abuse, and many other problems that have arisen in the South American countries.

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” - Nelson Mandela. Without education, there is simply no telling of what this world would be like. There wouldn’t be doctors, lawyers, businesses etc. Life and everything around us would be fatuous. Schools and education give us a plan in life and help guide us. Throughout the years education has changed tremendously. It had its improvements throughout the decades, and it also has had its falters as well. Education in America is an issue in this country and it definitely needs to be tweaked and improved. Education is what makes us people who we are and what we will be. Nelson Mandela had it right, there is no weapon more powerful than education.

Educators play a very important role in furthering a child’s cognitive and character development. Children spend ample time in a daycare and classroom setting where they are exposed to a wide variety of educational opportunities in spheres of academic, social, and emotional learning. In these early stages, a teacher has a significant impact on a child who is still developing and is a sponge, taking in all the information around them. It is therefore critical for an educator to be aware of Piagetian and Sociocultural theories and what role they play in the development of children.