Ethiopian School System

“124 million children and adolescents are out of school, 63 million girls are out of school around the world, an estimated 90% of children with disabilities in the developing world do not go to school, 25% to 75% of children in the most deprived regions of poor countries cannot read a single word, and yet only 2% of humanitarian aid has been invested in education” (Bandwidth). Standing between these children and the classroom is a lack of funding for quality basic education to help them overcome the barriers to school such as tuition fees, disabilities, lack of sanitation, lack of access, and poorly qualified teachers. The United States and other countries must commit to providing education for all children. If we are to end extreme poverty, then every child, every future global citizen needs good education, because education is not only for the privileged few, it is a right of every child. The developed nations need to support the expansion of educational opportunities for boys and girls

* Illness/disability- this can cause a child/children to miss out on a large chuck of the education and struggle to achieve due to them taking

Poverty has a large impact on students and their ability to engage in school. From a young age, children are influenced by their family and peers behavior. Basic foundations for school subjects such as vocabulary are often the hardest subjects for children in poverty, with the lack of proper background knowledge from their parents. Children in poverty also develop bad habits such as not eating breakfast which can lead to health issues, and a lack of energy and focus in school. When these children grow up in households full of stress and anxiety the are negatively impacted and tend to develop their own stress which can become so severe that they have lost all hope and optimism. Negative influences from their home life and peers can often impact their growth in school because of their lack of nutrition, small range of vocabulary, and their negative approach to school work.

I believe education, is very important thing to break the cycle of poverty and make people life easier but in Ethiopia lack of enough and quality education facilities, shortage of highly qualified teachers and lack of a job after graduation made people life difficult more than anyone can imagine.

“These factors include: incidence of poverty, the depth of poverty, the duration of poverty, the timing of poverty (age of child), community characteristics (concentration of poverty and crime in neighborhood, and school characteristics) and the impact poverty has on the child’s social network (parents, relatives and neighbors).” Any one of these factors can contribute to a child not being able to focus in school which can ultimately lead to a child falling behind in their education. With the current trajectory the education system as a whole, not taking into account those disadvantage students that may struggle at school because they have to worry about trying not to struggle at home when the school day is

Students are at risk of dropping out of school when parents and students do not perceive that additional schooling is worth the investment of time and money, that is, when the costs of schooling exceed the expected benefits. A high rate of dropout could indicate that students are not learning enough, that the quality of schooling is too low to justify student’s time and the direct cost in terms of parental contributions. Other factors can also put children at risk of dropping out of schools. When schools do not offer all the grades of the basic cycle and children therefore have to change schools to attend the higher grades and increase their travel time to get to school. Many schools have either been closed by the government or occupied and damaged by internally displaced people or armed

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.

Second, the students coming from households living in poverty face many factor putting them at a disadvantage. They face the challenges of poor nutrition and hunger. These children also have less opportunity of intellectual stimulation due to a lack of books. This slows the cognitive development.

Another personal related problem is jobs. Most students are working part-time in order to support themselves and their family which at times will lead to intrusion with school hours, home works, no time for studying especially to major exams and various school activities which otherwise leads to failing grade. Peer pressure is also another factor wherein these students are being led to bad influences such as drinking, drug which causes a major side effect to students (Schwartz, 1995). Schools do this in order to handle their problem. Students from broken homes are also likely to drop out of school due to the stressful situation that they have to go through and thus affect their concentration in school. Furthermore, most students who dropped out of school don't like school to begin with. These students will rebel and do anything against the school rules in order to be kicked out (Schwartz, 1995). They are likely to fail on their subjects, doesn't get along with other students, and have disciplinary problems. Oftentimes, disciplinary actions are taken before they are dropped out.

To begin with, the poor education system is considered to be a major barrier to economic development. Despite the massive advance in education methods and ways of teaching around the globe, education systems in the sub-Saharan region suffer from various setbacks and failures which have negatively affected economic growth. One of the major issues in this area is the high rate of out-of-school children. Recent statistics published by UNESCO (2014) indicate that there are about 57 million children worldwide who are of school age but not attending school- in which sub-Saharan Africa accounts for more than 50%; most of them are girls. The report also indicates that the number of youth who are not enrolled

In 2015, the United Nations (UN) created a set of 17 goals, which they said were necessary to achieve to ensure worldwide human development. The final goal is that as countries strive to meet the goals, they become more developed, and as they develop, the standard of living for citizens increases too. It is important to strive for all the goals, but there are two that are necessary in accomplishing first and that will lead to achieving of the rest of the goals. These two goals are quality education and decent work and economic growth. These two are extremely important in accomplishing because the pave the way to reaching the goal of all 17 more obtainable.

Approximately 75 million children around the world have no opportunity to attend primary school. Of the 75 million, most of them are girls due to tradition or parents that hold them back from attending ("Main Navigation"). Other factors that affect children from going to school is because of conflicts and wars that result in schools to be destroyed and families to flee the country. Lack of education is a growing crisis due to many factors in developing countries but it has the power pull a country out of poverty and make them economically stable and attract other countries to trade, therefore it should be seen as a priority. Developed countries are involved to help countries increase their education because every child should have the

The proportion of children who are enrolled in primary schools has increased from 49% to 77% in the past decade in sub-Saharan Africa. This increase in enrollment is due mostly to the initiative of the governments from these regions to improve universal primary education. However, much remains to be done because even though enrollment has been made a possibility in a lot of these countries, there are a lot of other variables at play that still prevent children from receiving a quality education. Things such as poverty, cultural traditions, gender violence, and the incidence of early marriage are a major reason for disadvantaged groups, particularly poor girls, not making as much progress in enrolling

In the U.S. children raised in poverty tend to miss school more often because of illness. These

Some of the world’s poorest countries, with some of the highest child labor and illiteracy rates lie in Sub Saharan Africa. People generally associate the region only with poor economic conditions and all of the social disorder that goes along with 3rd World Status. While some of this reputation is deserved, many people are also failing to see the vast potential for this part of the world. There are several factors that African governments should look into if they want to effectively and efficiently revamp this areas quality of life. One way to do so is by improving the more crucial aspects to healthy functioning region, for example, allowing children to possess their natural rights to a decent education. This could influence an increase