GOING TO SCHOOL IS NOT THE SAME AS LEARNING
In villages and towns, children go to school and don't learn. According to UNESCO, roughly 262 million primary school children worldwide go to school but fail to learn basic foundational literacy skills. Without the ability to read, write and comprehend basic texts, children fall in to rota learning with no obvious way out
70% of children are in school and not learning basic reading and writing skills.
Quality of the education they receive is so poor that most kids don’t learn.
BARRIERS TO LEARNING IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Walk into a typical classroom in villages and towns and it’s easy to see that children aren’t learning. The classroom environment is chaotic. Kids are often off-task and bored. Teachers look overwhelmed and unprepared. Curious Minds’s experience tells us why primary schools in villages and towns fail their students: poor quality teachers and a lack of key resources, most notably language books, technology, fully equipped classrooms in kindergarten.
Neglect in kindergarten has created a system that falls far short of meeting the needs of the children.
Most teachers in Kindergarten have no exposure to best practices in child development and literacy instruction.
THE SIMPLE ANSWER? GIVE CHILDREN BETTER TEACHERS
The challenges of the learning crisis are profound, but the solutions are known and within our grasp. Studies show the best way to close the learning gap and improve student outcomes is to improve the quality of teaching. And high-quality training with sustained, personalized coaching is the most effective way to help teachers gain the knowledge and skills they need to improve their instruction.
Learning matters
Children who master basic literacy skills in kindergarten
Have better economic oppurtunity in life.
