Friday, February 17, 2012

Blog 5: ASU to help Africa's educational system


Albany State University officials are in route to helping Africa’s educational system.  Dr. Titi, who happened to be from Africa, knows firsthand what the educational system is like in Africa and is bringing people along to help improve the system.  Dr. Titi goes on to say that we are a global society and we should be helping other countries because quality education is a global struggle for all of us.  Officials from Albany State are having a forum in order to discuss possible educational policy reforms for Africa. They are looking to better the educational systems even for places in Georgia, which officials claim to be similar to educational systems in Africa. 
The main problem addressed in this news story is the quality of education.  There is an inequality in education because of the lack of resources.  Lack of resources includes quality teachers, technology advances, and even the physical characteristics of the school are a factor.  This article refers to rural Africa which is a rather poor area, but not places like Cape Town, Africa where they have private schools and good quality education.  Schools in Cape Town have well-built facilities and computer labs, whereas poor parts of Africa have little to no resources available for schooling.  Rural places in Africa are in close proximity to places like Cape Town, Africa and education is a way bigger struggle in some areas then others.  Every child should have a right to equal education, but that is not happening.  This is not just happening in Africa, but the United States as well.  The news story says that Southwest Georgia’s educational system is heading in the same direction as rural Africa.  That is a problem, which is affecting children globally. “The struggle for a better quality of education is a global struggle and the challenges of educating students are also global,” this statement is so true and needs immediate attention because disadvantaged children are getting left out of the loop.  This is not equal education.

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