Georgia Performance Standards
• SS7CG3 The student will analyze how politics in Africa impacts standard of living.
• a. Compare how various factors, including gender, affect access to education in Kenya and Sudan.
Essential Question• What things can affect if people
can get an education and the quality of that education in Kenya and Sudan?
Facts about education in Kenya and Sudan
• http://www.nationmaster.com/country/ke-kenya/edu-education
• http://www.nationmaster.com/country/su-sudan/edu-education
Sudan• Biggest problem for education: years of civil
war• The UN estimates that 75% of children in southern
Sudan (including Darfur) have no access to education
• National literacy rate about 61%, but 72% for boys and 50% for girls
• 2/3 of available $$ (which isn’t much) goes to boys’ education, leaving only 1/3 to girls’ education
• Christian schools started by missionaries have been closed by the government and Muslim schools have been opened in their place, which will have a greater impact on female education.
Sudan• Where there is access to education
(mainly in the cities), girls usually leave school at age 10 because many feel they only need to be trained in domestic skills.
• Parents of Sudanese girls thought that schools would corrupt the morals of their daughters
• Many girls who are allowed to go to school, mainly study the Quran.
Kenya• Kenya’s government has made
education a priority, spending 7% of their national budget on education
• Elementary school is free• About 85% of kids go to
elementary school, but only 24% go to high school and a mere 2% go to college
• National literacy rate about 85%-91% for boys and 79% for girls
Kenya• School attendance is much higher in
the cities• In rural areas, teachers struggle to
convince parents that education is important for girls-they still feel that girls don’t need an education, only need to prepare for marriage.
• Early marriages are common as they bring a dowry (money or gifts given by the bride’s family) to the groom’s family
• AIDS is a problem for education in both Kenya and Sudan because of the high
number of orphans
Questions1. How do the literacy rate for boys
and girls compare in Kenya and Sudan?
A. Literacy rate for girls are higherB. Literacy rate for boys are higherC. There is no differenceD. Literacy rates are no reported by
gender
Questions1. How do the literacy rate for boys
and girls compare in Kenya and Sudan?
A. Literacy rate for girls are higherB. Literacy rate for boys are
higherC. There is no differenceD. Literacy rates are no reported by
gender
Questions2. Why is that happening?A. Very few schools have been opened
for girls in either countryB. Girls have shown they cannot do
schoolwork as easily as boysC. Most girls in these countries have
no interest in going to schoolD. Traditional views say that girls
should be married rather than educated
Questions2. Why is that happening?A. Very few schools have been opened
for girls in either countryB. Girls have shown they cannot do
schoolwork as easily as boysC. Most girls in these countries have
no interest in going to schoolD. Traditional views say that girls
should be married rather than educated
Questions3. What is one factor that has caused
the Republic of Sudan to pay less attention to education?
A. Civil warB. Lack of interestC. Education system needs
improvementD. No education beyond elementary
school
Questions3. What is one factor that has caused
the Republic of Sudan to pay less attention to education?
A. Civil warB. Lack of interestC. Education system needs
improvementD. No education beyond elementary
school
Questions4. Many of the girls that do go to
school in the Republic of Sudan are only allowed to study what subjects?
A. Military subjectsB. Religious subjectsC. Housekeeping killsD. Languages and reading
Questions4. Many of the girls that do go to
school in the Republic of Sudan are only allowed to study what subjects?
A. Military subjectsB. Religious subjectsC. Housekeeping skillsD. Languages and reading
AssignmentWrite whether these issues affect
Sudan, Kenya, or both1. Shrinking education budget2. Boys have a higher priority3. Civil war disrupted schooling4. AIDS orphans5. Girls working at home, preparing
for marriage6. Christian schools closed
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