tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post1360674490690551177..comments2023-11-03T17:56:12.796+05:30Comments on Coffee Rings Everywhere: How Education?Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00481081735923606868noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-25007810981335022392010-01-27T13:26:53.407+05:302010-01-27T13:26:53.407+05:30Al, unfortunately, the gap between those who have ...Al, unfortunately, the gap between those who have and those who do not is so huge, that there is always so much more to do than there are resources for doing it. But as long as people keep pegging away, someday, somehow, there would be greater equality. At least, I hope so.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00481081735923606868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-5469640583093725632010-01-27T12:46:48.936+05:302010-01-27T12:46:48.936+05:30I work with the impoverished and homeless here in ...I work with the impoverished and homeless here in Australia.<br />Sometimes I despair at how little I can achieve with the people I support.<br />Thank you for reminding me that no matter how bad it is here we are truly a lucky country in comparison.<br /><br />Al<br /><a href="http://publish--or--perish.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Publish or Perish</a>Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625543235578144620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-1048795175600454582010-01-23T18:37:49.379+05:302010-01-23T18:37:49.379+05:30Tami, the education system is so stacked against p...Tami, the education system is so stacked against people who most need it, isn't it? What is the point of being able to transfer credits, if you end up learning the same thing twice, and some things not at all. I moved schools twice myself, and luckily in both moves, I moved to schools where the same curriculum was being followed, so the move was uneventful.<br />But which school (or even NGO) will take a kid for a few weeks, and which parent would try to ensure their kids are admitted to a new place everytime they move? Seem to be no answers at all.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00481081735923606868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-84321838046884040722010-01-22T21:08:52.871+05:302010-01-22T21:08:52.871+05:30A week or two... wow.
It is an interesting class....A week or two... wow.<br /><br />It is an interesting class. I love learning about India, Natasha. The US is not free of trouble, but the migrant workers here tend to be agricultural or else more long term construction, so they move by season, not week.<br /><br />The credits in the US also transfer, but suppose you are in a school in Michigan in September where your parents are harvesting blueberries, asparagus... whatever it is... (or roofing, building...) then in November when it freezes they move to Texas for some other crop (or same crop, new climate)--in Michigan social studies you started with the American Revolution. You get to Texas, and they are just starting... the American Revolution... so you get that TWICE and miss entirely the 'Pilgrims' that Texas started with and the 'Pioneers' that Michigan continued with...<br /><br />Education for the mobile is SO hard--even if they read and can do basic math, they typically drop out.<br /><br />I can't imagine how much worse it would be if the job locations were counted in weeks.Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-31747762867214773812010-01-22T20:05:09.505+05:302010-01-22T20:05:09.505+05:30Yes, that is the tragedy. Their lives are just too...Yes, that is the tragedy. Their lives are just too transient for any existing programmes.dipalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01070862196307376073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-15512380127357375312010-01-22T19:09:16.942+05:302010-01-22T19:09:16.942+05:30@ dipali - Mobile Creches and Pratham are two NGOs...@ dipali - Mobile Creches and Pratham are two NGOs I have tremendous respect for - they both take imparting non-formal education within individual constraints to an almost unthinkable level (MC with migrant children, Pratham primarily with child labourours). But neither would be able to do much for kids like this one who don't stay in any spot for more than a week or two.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00481081735923606868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5041251042986195891.post-83844907445976386782010-01-22T18:49:52.281+05:302010-01-22T18:49:52.281+05:30Mobile Creches (http://www.mobilecreches.org/about...Mobile Creches (http://www.mobilecreches.org/about.htm) does wonderful work with the children of migrant construction workers, and has been doing so since 1969. I wonder how long the trench diggers stay in a particular area. Amazing how much you were able to deduce from some simple observations!dipalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01070862196307376073noreply@blogger.com