I did a research project on the education system in the gambia, and I spoke with ten-year-olds who walked 7 miles to school every day and their reasonings were, literally out of their mouths, "So my family has enough to eat," "So I can earn money one day to help my parents/cousins/brothers and sisters," "So I can travel one day and send money home."
There are no words for how low I view someone who is PROUD of giving up education.
|