‘Boat schools’ teach tribal children

When there is a will, we can always find a way.

Was alerted to this BBC article about schooling coming to remote villge children on boats.

Education for what? In this case parents say that with an education “their children are no longer being short-changed when selling their catch in local markets”.

Literacy is a situated concept with different value in different places and under different circunstances.

http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-30019323

 

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