I got to visit the village elementary school. Actually all they have is an elementary school, 1st-6th grades. To continue after that the kids would need to do a long walk or bike ride to a neighboring village (the closest one is 5 miles away) or go to stay in a town with relatives or something. This class is the 4th grade. There are 63 students, and it was pretty evenly split between boys and girls. As you can see, the classroom itself and the supplies leave a lot to be desired. The teacher has a text book that he copies on to the blackboard and then the kids copy that into their notebooks. Classwork is done on slates with chalk. These are the lucky ones because there are lots of kids here who never get the chance to go to school at all.
I got to visit the village elementary school. Actually all they have is an elementary school, 1st-6th grades. To continue after that the kids would need to do a long walk or bike ride to a neighboring village (the closest one is 5 miles away) or go to stay in a town with relatives or something. This class is the 4th grade. There are 63 students, and it was pretty evenly split between boys and girls. As you can see, the classroom itself and the supplies leave a lot to be desired. The teacher has a text book that he copies on to the blackboard and then the kids copy that into their notebooks. Classwork is done on slates with chalk. These are the lucky ones because there are lots of kids here who never get the chance to go to school at all. 
Wow! And we complain about class sizes of 30.
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