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Tribal Education Essay

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2.4.5. Education
The problem of education in Kerala, tribal children is different from that for many of the other tribes in India. Education is a very important in Kerala and has resulted in one of the highest literacy rates in the world. For many of the other tribal villages in India the education problem is rooted in a lack of schools, along with many of the same problems faced in Kerala. Many of the tribal hamlets in Kerala have their own schools, or have one in a hamlet nearby. The problem in Kerala is the low attendance rate of tribal children due to lack of interest or specific social factors. Another problem is lack of interest of the teachers, and a subject matter that does not always apply to the lives of tribal children.
Low Attendance
Several factors contribute to low attendance of tribal children in Kerala. The number one reason is rooted in the social economics of Kerala tribes. Most of the Kerala tribes are agriculturalists, and shifting cultivation has been eliminated in Kerala; therefore agriculture takes a lot of work that needs many hands. In order for a tribal family to have a successful crop, it is necessary for the adult members of the family to receive help in the upkeep of the farms or with the caretaker of the …show more content…

If teachers are not happy being in schools, it is hard to expect children to be happy there. There are also only two teachers for the entire school, with no administration. This means that the teachers are teaching the entire day with almost no breaks; so even if they do come in in the morning with some amount of enthusiasm, by the end of the day this is quickly lost. Also, there is no one to watch over them to make sure that they are doing their jobs correctly. There need to be teachers who volunteer to work in these schools and are willing to accept the far distance, the long hours, and the lack of transportation to and from the tribal

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