Education In South Africa

Students that live in a poor community often lack a good education because the community does not have the resources to allow the students to continue a good education. Students that are marginalized often lack the opportunity to a higher education because they are constantly being underestimated and not given the resources they need in order to be successful. In the article “Still Separate, Still Unequal; America’s Educational Apartheid” by Jonathan Kozol demonstrated the way schools in InterCitys are being forced to used methods that are nowhere helpful for students to be able to learn. Students are given many instructions to follow, but often lack the actual education they deserve. In addition, in the podcast “The Problem

In fact, there are still some countries struggling to offer education because they are still in development. Countries in Africa, such as Sudan, are primary victims. According to a research paper, “education is one of the main priorities for the people of South Sudan. As recent studies show, many communities in South Sudan view education as the most important peace dividend.” (Barnaba). After the analysis of school enrollment and completion rates in Sudan, results were rather low. Sudan, a third world country, currently is going through the state of being the most illiterate country in the world. It has placed education as its top priority and may will be finding ways to encourage families to send students.This ultimately has been caused through the poverty of the parents and thus requiring help in supporting the health of the family making education a second priority. Due to that reason, the country is still developing. A huge gap separates the developed countries from the developing countries solely based on the education systems. The paper states, “there is also concern raised on lack of attention to education quality and its failure to reach the marginalized as contributing to the learning crisis”(“Fix the Gaps in Our Education System [column]”). There is a weak management of schooling in many third world countries, which is a primary reason to why they have not developed yet. This is the reason for the gap and

Our culture in America puts a huge emphasis on the value of education. However, not all children in America receive the same benefits from school. Jonathan Kozol, author of The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America, explores the feelings of those in lower-income districts and the inequality they feel. Kozol focuses on how younger children, elementary schoolers, look around and see richer schools while their own school is run-down and falling apart. People are very aware of the score gap between rich schools and poor schools. Despite our awareness, we miss the main point by trying to close the “word gap”. This gap will only grow larger as poor school districts are economically disenfranchised repeatedly,

Moreover, that gap is steadily growing. In addition, the rankings are worse among people of color who are still largely educated in segregated and ill-equipped school systems. With regards to reading, the United States fares better—primarily because of focused efforts on building literacy and improving teacher preparation in reading for comprehension and learning styles.

The connection between poverty and education has been discusses for many years, and the government has poured billions of dollars into providing as well as improving education for both the upper, and the lower class. According to The Institute of Education Sciences, “In 2012, approximately 11.1 million school-aged children, or children ages 5 to 17 years old, were in families living in poverty.” With the amount of money flow coming into the Unites States, why are impoverished school aged children still not receiving education benefits and opportunities? This has not been an issue until the last century when the push for education became prevalent. Currently Shanghai, China is leading the marathon to education among other countries. The United

The lack of making quality public education a priority is one of the main reasons that make South Carolina’s education rank low. Instead of simply providing the minimal requirements for the state’s educational system, South Carolina must provide high quality education. First by making sure to hire adequate teachers. Therefore, better teachers greater possibilities of better students.

According to Eric A. Hanushek and Steven G. Rivkin, who are the authors of "School Quality and the Black-White Achievement Gap," a research study that is part of the National Bureau of Educational Resources academic journal in conjunction with Harvard University; the basic understanding of the gap is that there is a lack of school policy and student-teacher regimen for the students below average (8). The absence of involvement the teachers have with academically suffering kids’ schooling is harmful and deteriorating to the children’s education. The lack of support that these teachers show to the kids as students can account for the indifferent stance many of the children take towards their education. Also stated in the journal, is that "lower test scores have been proven to be more of the school’s issue and fault than outer influences such as society and home life," (Hanushek/Rivkin 8). The school itself is only one section of the problem, parent's involvement following close behind; followed by the societal circumstances any given child is encompassed in, either positive or negative.

Education is the foundation and building blocks to a successful and joyous life. With an education, you gain helpful knowledge, can attend different levels of school, earn a good living, and relish your life. But, here is the issue: African Americans find it tough to get a great education for various reasons ranging from our location to our environment. Another obstacle that restricts us from obtaining an education is racism and inferiority. It is widely said that, "Black intelligence is the most feared thing in the world". Because of this fear, others contribute less to black schools, make schools expensive, and sometimes make stricter requirements for admittance to great schools.

While poverty affects the quality of education, if a student is driven enough to graduate at least high school, he or she has the capabilities to improve their life situation. With a high school diploma alone doors in the professional world begin to open. If a student decides to further their education by either becoming certified or going to college, the number of opportunities become endless and their salary will also increase as they have invested time and money into becoming more educated. With this, a hard working student can make it out of poverty and become successful. Oprah Winfrey for example was born into poverty and states that, “for every one of us that succeeds, it’s because there’s somebody there to show you the way out. The light doesn’t always necessarily have to be in your family; for me it was teachers and school.” Statistics also back up that education leads to more financial success. On a global scale, if we look at some of the least educated countries in the world, including Niger (literacy rate of 28.7%), Mali (literacy rate of 33.4%), and Ethiopia (literacy rate of 39%) we find that they are also on the list of the poorest countries. Meanwhile, nations such as Japan (44% of the population has secondary education) as well as the United States (with 41% of the pop. having secondary education) are some of the most educated. Both Japan and the United States are found on Forbes’ twenty wealthiest countries of 2015, which was based on total individual

Some reasons why there are differences between countries include the countries’ amount of wealth. One country is more developed than the other, meaning that they would earn more money. In African countries, they are having a more structured effort in their education. People will still go to school even though they are already an adult; this is because they feel that an education is important.

Over the summer, a fellow classmate and I were able to attend a “She’s the First Summit”, which was a weekend long conference that featured different activists and two scholars, one from Ethiopia and the other from Guatemala, that She’s the First sponsors. Throughout the weekend we were constantly exposed to different views and beliefs that focused on the subject of education around the world. Speaking with the two STF scholars really opened my eyes to how unappreciative I am about being able to go to school every day. The opportunities I have been given, would be unfathomable to my family members that came before me.

For instance, the gap in reading in 2007 between Black and White groups was significant in 44 states, in grade four. However, in 1999 to 2004 the gap for the age nine, in reading, was lower for a longer term than any other period. In the mathematic department, Black groups have grown significantly in 2005, while the White counterpart’s scores have not changed. Thus, causing the gaps between White and Black groups to be narrower in 2005. In 2005, Whites had a twenty-seven point lead over Blacks. The gap point gap in 2007 remained almost the same, with Whites having a twenty-six point lead in reading over Blacks. The reasons for the achievement gaps between Black and White groups are based on family income, social status, and poor schools.

Education, as many know to be one of the essential factors in the development of a brighter and stronger country, doesn't really come for granted to many of the plebs of the country.

Many of the contemporary issues in South Africa can easily be associated with the apartheid laws which devastated the country. The people of South Africa struggle day by day to reverse “the most cruel, yet well-crafted,” horrific tactic “of social engineering.” The concept behind apartheid emerged in 1948 when the nationalist party took over government, and the all-white government enforced “racial segregation under a system of legislation” . The central issues stem from 50 years of apartheid include poverty, income inequality, land ownership rates and many other long term affects that still plague the brunt of the South African population while the small white minority still enjoy much of the wealth, most of the land and opportunities

It is a common and well known saying that history repeats itself. This saying has more to it than the literal definition of it, it means we need to study it and learn from it, in order to avoid repetition. Often times we have that opportunity to study and learn from history in a way that can impact the future, in a hopefully positive way. In terms of education, improvement and innovation is always a top priority. If we can properly combine the study of other cultures with the study of history, we can have an extremely effective tool for learning ways to positively impact our own generation and future. In this essay, I will attempt to uncover the differences between current education and traditional African education, with intention of learning how to apply it today. The idea behind studying history is that it is a vital part of learning and adopting successful techniques and a good tool for avoiding the repetition of mistakes. If pre-colonial Africa can have success without the resources and technologies we have today, then it is valuable to invest time and effort in mirroring some of their methods.