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Education Metrics in Mauritania
Percentage of school-aged children not enrolled and literacy difficulties.
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In Mauritania, push to phase out private schools divides opinion
Nouakchott, Mauritania – Moulay Ould Rais waited to pick up his son and daughter from a government-owned school in west Nouakchott’s Sahraoui neighbourhood.As the closing bell rang at the Abdellahi Ould Nouegued Basic School, streams of pre-teen children rushed out into the hallways with their bulky schoolbags and lunch boxes.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4‘Endless grief’: Turkiye mourns victims of second school shooting in a weeklist 2 of 4‘Take up space’: Young models on mission to showcase South Sudanese talentlist 3 of 4Turkiye MPs pass bill to restrict social media use for children under 15list 4 of 4Ireland to demand Israel pay for settler demolition of Palestinian schoolend of listIt was a Friday, so there was joy in the air as the weekend neared.Retired engineer Rais, 67, was feeling optimistic for other reasons – he had hope in new changes to the school system.He backs the government’s decision to phase out private schools in favour of state-run institutions, pitched as a bid to standardise education quality.Despite protests by some parents and teachers, Rais believes the system will be better for children.“Everyone will benefit from it,” Rais, who heads the school’s parents’ association, told Al Jazeera. He said he remembers a time when there were only public schools.He was able to become a civil engineer who worked across West Africa. But when private schools emerged, impoverished families suffered, he said.“It will bring back a generation like the first generation, where people were united and at peace with one another,” Rais added, as schoolchildren gathered around him, playfully tugging at his white boubou.Pupils play at closing time at the Abdellahi Ould Nouegued public school in Nouakchott [Shola Lawal/Al Jazeera]Education in Mauritania often ranks poorly due to low investment in infrastructure and teachers.The pivot to state-run schools is part of the current administration’s attempt at education reform. And it wants quick results.But many children, especially in low-income rural areas, are out of school in a country where religious learning was historically prioritised. At least 30 percent of school-aged children are not enrolled in school at all, according to UNESCO.Of those who enrol, many remain barely literate. About 95 percent of Mauritanian children cannot read or understand texts their peers in other countries would not have a problem with by age 10, the United Nations education agency noted.Officials, who are now ra...
THe Disparity between Private and Public High schools.
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register. Print Pages: [1] 2 3 ... 7 Go Down Topic: THe Disparity between Private and Public High schools. (Read 31996 times) Share 0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic. It so unfair, that private school kids have greater opportunities to achieve their full potential. For example, they have examiners as teaechers, generally more well-equiped teachers and facilities, and most tend to get higher ATar scores than students in poorer performing public schools. As such, private school kids are fed everything by their teachers, and public school kids are taught to rely on independent learning. It is absolutely ridiculous. I wanted to get in Medicine, but even though I achieved an atar score of 97, this is not good enough for unis such as MOnash. It is unfair that they do not give special consideration into our UMAT scores, its not my fault, I couldn't afford UMAT coaching like any other private school kids. At least the Melbourne Model gives us working class kids a chance into getting into a medical profession. « Last Edit: January 04, 2013, 04:47:30 pm by thush » Logged 2011: Methods [40] Chemistry [34]2012: Global Politics [44] Specialist Maths [33] Physics [35] English [38] ATAR: 97.102013-2015: Bachelor of Biomedicine (Neuroscience) UoM 2017-2020: Doctor of Optometry UoM I wouldn't say private school kids are fed everything. Nothing huge comes in VCE without working for it. Logged ✌️just do what makes you happy ✌️ As such, private school kids are fed everything by their teachers, and public school kids are taught to rely on independent learning. It is absolutely ridiculous. I never went to anything but a Govt school, but that's a big assumption to make.I wanted to get in Medicine, but even though I achieved an atar score of 97, this is not good enough for unis such as MOnash. Um, I have friends with 97.xx ATAR in my year of medicine? They have SEAS, but it's 97.xx nonetheless.It is unfair that they do not give special consideration into our UMAT scores, its not my fault, I couldn't afford UMAT coaching like any other private school kids. Two things:1) Not sure why private schools is being brought into this if your complaint is with the UMAT2) You don't need prep courses to do well in the UMAT. They help some, don't help others. The UMAT can only be studied for to an extent, and if you know where to look on the internet, you can get many resourcesAll in all, this thread seems to me to be a mini-rant regarding...
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To Be Equal: Why private school vouchers are a failed experiment
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