1. I thought that the kindergarten was very interesting but the most interesting part was the following. A number of teachers from DC public schools noted that these facilities are better than the facilities in some DC classrooms! This was a great thing to hear; but it made me wonder if more schools like that are going be built there? 2. I also found it interesting that the rainy season affects the area so drastically. Rain affects the environment in any location; but it seemed more drastic in the areas that Mr. Goldberg described. I was wondering if there are any other areas in Ethiopia; and Africa in general; that are affected so deeply by the climate? I was also wondering how these climate changes affect the daily lives of people? Does it affect the people or are they used to it?
1. It was mentioned that test scores determine whether or not students will move on to the 11th grade. It also says that a lottery is used to choose who goes to kindergarten. What happens in between? If you are chosen to go to kindergarten are you automatically allowed to go through the other grades? If you are really smart but you don't get to go to kindergarten, do you have a second chance later on?
2. Health care was also mentioned. It says that there was no health care 12 years ago. In 2004, a hospital was built. So, what is health care in Ethiopia like today? Do you just have a hospital that you can go to if you are really sick and close by? What is health care like for people who don't live near a hospital? Are they building more? What about the people who can't afford health care?
First of all, reading this (about the poverty of Ethipoia) makes me so fortunate that we live in the US because life is much easier. But also, it is kind of sad because in Ethiopia people seem so thankful for what they do have, they don't concentrate on what they do not have, like in America. At least that seems like their thinking form what Mr. Goldberg wrote. That led me to my first question, why is the thinking so different in wealthier countries? One would think that when people have more, they would be more thankful what they have and when people have less, they would think more about what they don't have. When reading about the population rising at such a rate, my second question was how did that happen? Were there immigrants, or did families have more children? If immigrants, where did they come from and why? If children, why would families be compelled to have bigger families? Also, who lives in a house? Just mom, dad, and kids? Or those plus grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.?
1. In this reading, Mr. Goldberg talked about how people carry their goods from place to place. He said, "Families who can afford it take these carts to the market. Families that can't afford it walk to and from the market, carrying their goods on their backs -- or rather, on the backs of the women". It seems to me that women don't have as many rights and aren't treated the same as men, so my question is, what rights do women have in Ethiopia and how does it vary to the rights of men?
2. My second question is about the schooling. It says that students have to take a test to get into 11th and 12th grade where they can later go to a university and work, but my question is, what happens to the students who don't make it to the 11th grade? What types of jobs will they get? Is there any way they could ever get into 11th grade?
1) Will there ever be a road to the Save The Children School? 2) Since armed officials were brought in for testing, does that mean that there is a reputation for teachers, and administrative staff helping the kids out during the test?
How is Ethiopia planning to take on the huge populations increases? Have they done anything, and do they plan on doing thing. What are they able to do about it? What are some other problems this may cause?
What are some other programs similar to Project Mary out there? And for that many are there many others?
Why does the population of Ethiopia have such a high rate of growth? Are they not as afflicted by disease and lack of water/food as a lot of the other countries in Africa?
If a student passes the 10th grade tense and goes on to graduate 12th grade, are there college opportunities?
While looking at pictures of Adis Ababa, I saw 2 contrasting pictures, on that looked much more undeveloped with shacks, and such, and another with more tall buildings and modernization. I was wondering what is this reason for the contrast in development?
I would like to know what caused the drastic population increase in Ethiopia? Is it that it is just their culture to have more kids?
Like Hillary and Justin, I found the recent population spike to be very interesting. Did something in particular trigger it? Or is it due to a lack of education and birth control, as in some parts of India?
I also was wondering about gender equality in Ethiopia, as Mr. Goldberg mentioned that goods are carried "on the backs of the women." Many third-world countries still treat women as inferior, and I wonder if girls have the same educational opportunities. I'm assuming that the schools run by Project Mercy are co-ed, but do some families still keep their girls at home? Educating women is definitely a way to lower a population spike and help raise up a country.
Since the kindergarten facilities seem to be nicer than some in DC my first question is: where did the money come from to build the kindergarten?
Are there other schools in the area or is this one the only decent one? Because it seems kind of ridiculous to have to walk for 2 hours to school each morning
1. I realize that education is extremely valuable, but is it really neccessary to have government officails with weapons there? The blog also talked about there being a lottery.I was wondering how does the lottery work? 2. In the blog there was statistics about the population increasing. Does Ethiopia have any plans to restrict growth like China? Or do they have plans for the economy so they can support all of the people? Lastly, how did the Ethiopians live(better or worst, richer or poor) 11 years ago when the population was lower?
1. In the reading, I got the feeling that Ethiopia is in a tough situation, with the population spiking and educations that need to be fulfilled. I think that AIDS is a big deal and it's good that the government is possibly helping the victims out, but, It seems like Project Mercy is doing a lot for this country, an organization that is US based. So I was just wondering, what are the big and important things that the Ethiopian government is doing for its people? 2. The majority of the population around Project Mercy in Yetebon is Muslim. In the schools, do they observe the religion? Or do they limit their teaching of beliefs in school for the people who aren't Muslim?
1. Are there any requirements in order to get into the school? If so, what are they? Why are these requirements in place and who is not let in?
2. In the reading, Mr. G mentioned the electric wires in Yetebon. Approximately how many people have access to the electricity? Do only the wealthier have this luxury? What are some other new technological advances?
people and you mentioned pollution, i was curious if there was pollution like this everywhere that you went while you were in Ethiopia.
2. I saw that over 11 years, the population of Ethiopia shot up from 55 million to 77 million. I was wondering if this led to over population in Ethiopia or inflation. Did it lead to unemployment or anything else that could have been devastating to other families?
sorry the whole thing didn't get posted. It is supposed to read...
When you flew into the capital, you said that it contained 3 million people with people doing everything like walking around with animals and stuff on their head, and you also mentioned pollution, i was curious if there was pollution like this everywhere that you went while you were in Ethiopia.
1. Was the hotels that catored to westerns kinda of isolated from the people? Not like in its own seperate part of town, but like not allowed to be acessed by the locals.
2. Do all the different familes in away help each other out and work together to survive everything, or is it like everyone for themselves?
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1. I thought that the kindergarten was very interesting but the most interesting part was the following.
A number of teachers from DC public schools noted that these facilities are better than the facilities in some DC classrooms! This was a great thing to hear; but it made me wonder if more schools like that are going be built there?
2. I also found it interesting that the rainy season affects the area so drastically. Rain affects the environment in any location; but it seemed more drastic in the areas that Mr. Goldberg described. I was wondering if there are any other areas in Ethiopia; and Africa in general; that are affected so deeply by the climate? I was also wondering how these climate changes affect the daily lives of people? Does it affect the people or are they used to it?
1. It was mentioned that test scores determine whether or not students will move on to the 11th grade. It also says that a lottery is used to choose who goes to kindergarten. What happens in between? If you are chosen to go to kindergarten are you automatically allowed to go through the other grades? If you are really smart but you don't get to go to kindergarten, do you have a second chance later on?
2. Health care was also mentioned. It says that there was no health care 12 years ago. In 2004, a hospital was built. So, what is health care in Ethiopia like today? Do you just have a hospital that you can go to if you are really sick and close by? What is health care like for people who don't live near a hospital? Are they building more? What about the people who can't afford health care?
First of all, reading this (about the poverty of Ethipoia) makes me so fortunate that we live in the US because life is much easier. But also, it is kind of sad because in Ethiopia people seem so thankful for what they do have, they don't concentrate on what they do not have, like in America. At least that seems like their thinking form what Mr. Goldberg wrote. That led me to my first question, why is the thinking so different in wealthier countries? One would think that when people have more, they would be more thankful what they have and when people have less, they would think more about what they don't have. When reading about the population rising at such a rate, my second question was how did that happen? Were there immigrants, or did families have more children? If immigrants, where did they come from and why? If children, why would families be compelled to have bigger families? Also, who lives in a house? Just mom, dad, and kids? Or those plus grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.?
1. In this reading, Mr. Goldberg talked about how people carry their goods from place to place. He said, "Families who can afford it take these carts to the market. Families that can't afford it walk to and from the market, carrying their goods on their backs -- or rather, on the backs of the women". It seems to me that women don't have as many rights and aren't treated the same as men, so my question is, what rights do women have in Ethiopia and how does it vary to the rights of men?
2. My second question is about the schooling. It says that students have to take a test to get into 11th and 12th grade where they can later go to a university and work, but my question is, what happens to the students who don't make it to the 11th grade? What types of jobs will they get? Is there any way they could ever get into 11th grade?
1) Will there ever be a road to the Save The Children School?
2) Since armed officials were brought in for testing, does that mean that there is a reputation for teachers, and administrative staff helping the kids out during the test?
How is Ethiopia planning to take on the huge populations increases? Have they done anything, and do they plan on doing thing. What are they able to do about it? What are some other problems this may cause?
What are some other programs similar to Project Mary out there? And for that many are there many others?
Why does the population of Ethiopia have such a high rate of growth? Are they not as afflicted by disease and lack of water/food as a lot of the other countries in Africa?
If a student passes the 10th grade tense and goes on to graduate 12th grade, are there college opportunities?
While looking at pictures of Adis Ababa, I saw 2 contrasting pictures, on that looked much more undeveloped with shacks, and such, and another with more tall buildings and modernization. I was wondering what is this reason for the contrast in development?
I would like to know what caused the drastic population increase in Ethiopia? Is it that it is just their culture to have more kids?
Like Hillary and Justin, I found the recent population spike to be very interesting. Did something in particular trigger it? Or is it due to a lack of education and birth control, as in some parts of India?
I also was wondering about gender equality in Ethiopia, as Mr. Goldberg mentioned that goods are carried "on the backs of the women." Many third-world countries still treat women as inferior, and I wonder if girls have the same educational opportunities. I'm assuming that the schools run by Project Mercy are co-ed, but do some families still keep their girls at home? Educating women is definitely a way to lower a population spike and help raise up a country.
Since the kindergarten facilities seem to be nicer than some in DC my first question is: where did the money come from to build the kindergarten?
Are there other schools in the area or is this one the only decent one? Because it seems kind of ridiculous to have to walk for 2 hours to school each morning
1. I realize that education is extremely valuable, but is it really neccessary to have government officails with weapons there? The blog also talked about there being a lottery.I was wondering how does the lottery work?
2. In the blog there was statistics about the population increasing. Does Ethiopia have any plans to restrict growth like China? Or do they have plans for the economy so they can support all of the people? Lastly, how did the Ethiopians live(better or worst, richer or poor) 11 years ago when the population was lower?
1. In the reading, I got the feeling that Ethiopia is in a tough situation, with the population spiking and educations that need to be fulfilled. I think that AIDS is a big deal and it's good that the government is possibly helping the victims out, but, It seems like Project Mercy is doing a lot for this country, an organization that is US based. So I was just wondering, what are the big and important things that the Ethiopian government is doing for its people?
2. The majority of the population around Project Mercy in Yetebon is Muslim. In the schools, do they observe the religion? Or do they limit their teaching of beliefs in school for the people who aren't Muslim?
1. Are there any requirements in order to get into the school? If so, what are they? Why are these requirements in place and who is not let in?
2. In the reading, Mr. G mentioned the electric wires in Yetebon. Approximately how many people have access to the electricity? Do only the wealthier have this luxury? What are some other new technological advances?
people and you mentioned pollution, i was curious if there was pollution like this everywhere that you went while you were in Ethiopia.
2. I saw that over 11 years, the population of Ethiopia shot up from 55 million to 77 million. I was wondering if this led to over population in Ethiopia or inflation. Did it lead to unemployment or anything else that could have been devastating to other families?
sorry the whole thing didn't get posted. It is supposed to read...
When you flew into the capital, you said that it contained 3 million people with people doing everything like walking around with animals and stuff on their head, and you also mentioned pollution, i was curious if there was pollution like this everywhere that you went while you were in Ethiopia.
1. Was the hotels that catored to westerns kinda of isolated from the people? Not like in its own seperate part of town, but like not allowed to be acessed by the locals.
2. Do all the different familes in away help each other out and work together to survive everything, or is it like everyone for themselves?
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