Kathryn Summers
01/17/11 9:23pm
SOC 202-01
I chose the topic of Education to talk about this semester. There are many issues with education worldwide, so I think it will be a good topic.
After Afghan women were given liberation in 2001, their living conditions improved somewhat. However, Afghan girls still face a very important struggle. For these girls education is very difficult to come by. Due to religious rules, girls cannot have male teachers. There are not enough teachers for the girls. One report says, “Only 28% of the country's accredited teachers are women” (Oxfam). In order for the girls to have female teachers, the women would have had to go to school when they were younger, and that was not allowed. Another religious guideline is that girls are not seen by men outside of their families. Right now, there is not enough funding for Afghan schools for girls. This lack of funding means that girls meet for class in tents that do not provide proper coverage from view. Many Afghani families live in poverty. The luxury of school is not a possibility for lots of families. According to TIME, “Teachers with high school diplomas earn $50 to $75 a month, a tiny return on investment for families whose daughters could be spending those 12 years at home weaving carpets, tending the fields or taking care of the household.” The bottom line is the need for funding. Even with hard work, positive attitudes, and change, monetary assets are needed for forward progression.
I feel that education is important for everyone. At a time when Afghanistan is looking to improve its country, education is particularly important. According to Ghulam Hazrat Tanha, the director of Education, "Education is the factory that turns animals into human beings.” Education helps remove stereotypes, and the negative actions that accompany them. If we hope for improvement, we can look toward education as an answer.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1704654-1,00.html
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