In our educational system, teaching about our nation's history, culture and religion is often actively discouraged and even punished. Because of this many parents avoid sending their children to primary school altogether, send them (where possible) to "alternative" institutions, remove them at an early age or send them out of the country at great risk to both themselves and their children. By law, attending school is required and it's supposed to be free... but extra costs keep getting added, and "gifts" are often expected by the teachers.
Would you want to be forced to learn another language
in your own country in order to move beyond primary school? Wouldn't you want to know
your own country's history and culture? Wouldn't you want "free" to actually mean no cost, especially if you couldn't afford it? How can you "get ahead" under those kind of circumstances? Or do you lose heart and fail, re-enforcing the vicious cycle of illiteracy?
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