Students in developing countries face numerous difficulties in acquiring basic education. School fees and other expenses are among the major obstacles to universal primary and secondary education.
Despite a number of students struggling to join the institutions, the only equalizer with those from wealthy backgrounds is education.
An unknown source has shared how education and school uniforms give a level-field mindset to children from poor backgrounds. In a message shared online, the author of the message, who appeared to be a teacher, narrated what one witnessed during the admission of students.
“When students report for admission, the period prints indelible memories in their minds after meeting friends from different backgrounds,” the author said.
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He further indicated that teachers witness most of the occurrences saying one can easily notice the divide. Some are dropped off with big cars and big metallic boxes full of foodstuff fresh from the supermarket while others show up with dusty clothes and rusty old boxes which are almost empty, perhaps only full of hope.
He narrated that some parents show up with fatty cheques and even make overpayments versus some teary-eyed parents pleading for mercy because they cannot pay half of the school fees.
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“A student arriving in the company of happy mingling relatives while another accompanied by a visibly ailing mother. A father tipping everyone in appreciation for the good work versus another father pacing up and down making a plea for some top-ups to ensure he clears his child’s school fees,” he said sadly.
He went on to describe how some parents end up taking pictures for memories while others are forced to walk back home because they were not able to get enough money or essentials for admission.
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“When they finally put on the school uniform, it somehow camouflages the pain, the struggle, the anxiety and worries. All you see is a little innocent soul with a whole future ahead of them,” he wrote.
“As learning begins a poor child whose mother sold everything to see him join his dream school, soon realizes that the playing field has been levelled, that he has walked in another chance to change her story. Show me an equalizer greater than education,” he concluded.
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