Reflection on Education

Class discussion on Friday moved to the subject of education. Does everyone deserve the right to an education? I think everyone does deserve the opportunity to receive an education, but that opportunity is scarce and close to non-existent in many developing countries.

Ideally, everyone should have access to a school. Children who live in Africa, for example, should be able to walk to a local school and learn about things beyond their villages.

The presentation given by the World Bank informed us that the organization helps developing countries foster good health and education. However, on many occasions the corrupt governments of these countries misuse the aid, so education and health issues are not resolved. I think the World Bank can be more effective if it was able to bypass these corrupt governments and lend the aid to non-profit and community organizations.

I think what the World Bank does is very helpful to those who live in developing countries. I believe that no one should be put at a disadvantage because of where they live, whether it be an affluent neighborhood in France or a slum in India. We all share ties to one another as humanity and to cut some of those ties is to damage our humanity.