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Education is a multi-faceted subject, it involves governments, financial institutions, communities and most of all families and their children. In America, educating children is part of the fabric of our society, whether we live in rural or urban areas. It is so natural to us that every child should attend school, so we forget that in other parts of the world access to education is an uphill battle.

When I think about education, I mostly see it as a powerful tool to secure a prosperous future for myself and future generations. Surely, I have access to a sophisticated education system here in America, but that is not the case for many children in other developing countries. Many things are taken for granted in developed countries and education is the one that speaks to me most. However, I must admit that it is …show more content…

To date, still many rural areas of Morocco particularly in the Atlas Mountains, where my maternal grandparents are from, kids do not have access to adequate education for multiple reasons. I learned from my grandparent that, when they were of age to go to school, they had to walk long distances through the rugged mountains just to get to school. In my grandparent’s time, scarcity of schools was their major struggle. Nowadays more schools are built in rural Morocco but barriers to education still exist. Most children from rural low-income communities attend school only until graduating from primary school. They have limited or near inexistent opportunities to peruse a high school education. The financial burden on humble families and the limited number of teachers remains a real obstacle to perusing education in rural Morocco. Quite often one teacher is assigned many subjects, such as instructing kids in Arabic, French, and mathematics. I am puzzled by how both teachers and students remain eager to seek knowledge, it must be the hope for brighter

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