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Education in Honduras

Education in Honduras. Amanda Fox. History . Education became national and public in the 1950’s. Private schools for the wealthy, the remainder were uneducated Now compulsory (by law) and free for children 7-14 years of age. Typical Schools. Primary School Grades 1-6 Secondary School

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Education in Honduras

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  1. Education in Honduras Amanda Fox

  2. History • Education became national and public in the 1950’s. • Private schools for the wealthy, the remainder were uneducated • Now compulsory (by law) and free for children 7-14 years of age

  3. Typical Schools • Primary School • Grades 1-6 • Secondary School • Grades 7-9 • Specialized Program • Grades 9-12 • Higher Education • Vocational/Technical school or University

  4. Typical Schools • Bilingual in Spanish and English • February to November school year • Poor buildings/roofs etc • Crowded: • Up to 80 in a classroom • Lack up-to-date: • Books, materials, and teaching methods

  5. Typical Teachers • Poorly trained • Underpaid ($310/month) with little chance of increase • Lack resources • Lack strong unions • School systems lack funds as well

  6. Typical Students • Come from poor and illiterate families • Malnourished (or near malnourished) • Wake up at 5:00 to do chores and travel • Lack resources • School supplies, clothing, transportation • Drop out

  7. Typical Honduran Family • Extremely impoverished • Rely on child labor • Lack transportation • Uneducated

  8. Surprising Statistics • Illiteracy – 40%-80% (rural – urban) • HIV/AIDS can affect up to 14% of pop. • Lower middle income average: $1,400 • 175,000 children don’t receive formal education each year • 97,0000 students drop out to work for family each year

  9. Surprising Statistics • Most children aren’t schooled past grade 9 (only 35%) • 60% complete 6th grade • Between 1% - 8% go on to college • Vocational, technical, or UNAH (30,000) • 4.5% of GDP spent on education • (5.2% of US GDP spent on education)

  10. Improvements • To improve poverty, illness, etc: IMPROVE EDUCATION! • Canada: $20 million • United States: $80 million • New textbooks, teacher training, vocational programs, etc

  11. Sources • Canada Invests in Education in Honduras. CanadaInternational Development Agency <http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/cida_ind.nsf/0/04e5ab501ab3c57485256d0600 565fc5>. • Cordeau, Nicole. The Silent Killer.Honduras this Week: Online. <http://www.marrder.com/htw/national.htm>. • EDstats Summary Education Profile: Honduras. World Bank, Edstats. <http://devdata.worldbank.org/edstats/SummaryEducationProfiles/Countr yData/GetShowData.asp?sCtry=HND,Honduras >. • Education. CountryStudies.us. <http://countrystudies.us/honduras/58.htm>.

  12. Sources • Huyser, Abram. Honduras: Futile Strike?. Platinamerica Press, Article Archives. <http://www.lapress.org/Summ.asp?lanCode=1&couCode=14>. • Learning in Honduras. <http://www.settlement.org/cp/english/honduras/learning.html>. • The Improvement of Basic Education in Honduras through Teacher's Training at University level. German American Exchange Service. <http://www.daad.de/de/download/entwicklung/veranstaltungen/2004_dies/wk3_honduras.pdf>. • USAID: Honduras. United States Agency for International Development. <http://www.usaid.gov/hn/education.htm>.

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