The Importance Of The Right To Education

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Education is essential to everyone. It is a stepping stone to have a better future. It is one of our right. Whether young or old, rich or poor, it should not be taken away because this is not a privilege. Deprivation of the right to be educated can give a big impact not only for the person who is under that situation but also to the society. The level of education helps people earn respect and recognition. One of the major problems and societal concerns in the country is poverty. Because of this, the right to education has been hindered. Poverty as defined by Crossman (2014), is a condition in which people lack the basic things in order to survive such as food, shelter, water, clothes and education. In a report by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in 2014, it is said that Philippines’ poverty rate eased to 24.9% in the first half of 2013 from 27.9% of the same period in 2012. Despite this good news, Filipinos continue to suffer from the effects of poverty in the country. …show more content…

These children need an education that is founded in high standards and high expectations for all. Curriculum alignment must exist to ensure that a rigorous curriculum and assessment accompany and are aligned with the standards. What occurs in our classrooms has a significant impact on student achievement. The curriculum should be challenging to prevent decreased opportunity for higher education, which translates into less opportunity in life for them. Poverty is an issue that more and more of our nation 's children are coming face to face with. The price that children of poverty must pay is unbelievably high. Each year, increasing numbers of children are entering schools with needs from circumstances, such as poverty, that schools are not prepared to

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