SokaHS_Grade3_No4

A few years ago, I found out that some of my classmates in elementary school did not finish their education, while others were not even able to experience going to college due to personal reasons. That made me think of how many children in the Philippines are not privileged enough to go to school to get a proper education. Then, I came across the Sustainable Development Program also known as SDG which education is one of their 17 goals.

As I have read different researches and government websites, I learned that there are about 265 million children worldwide who are currently out of school. Meanwhile, in the Philippines, nine percent of Filipinos aged 6 to 24 years old are not attending a formal school or have not finished college education. One of the most common reasons for this is the high cost of education in the Philippines. Although there are public schools in the Philippines, the everyday needs of students such as allowance, food, projects, and the likes still burden most parents.

Having a proper and quality education is one of the fundamental needs to succeed in life. It opens various doors of opportunity to make people’s life more comfortable. But the current education system in most developing countries hinders the chance of most children in attaining this. To solve this problem, the government must provide scholarships to students, trainings and workshops to teachers, and build and improve school facilities that would cater to students’ needs. In addition to that, they should make schools more accessible to students most especially to those who live in rural areas. I know that there are more things we need to know about the situation of the Philippines’ education system to help these children go to school, but I believe that if we work together, it would not be impossible to achieve all of these.