Comprehension
Education
Educating girls offers many benefits to current and future generations.
However, in many developing countries, girls' illiteracy is still a serious
problem because
it obstructs social and economic development. A huge
number of children don't go to school, and the majority are girls. Tina is one of them.
Tina can barely read and write. She is eleven-years old and she is the youngest child in a poor family living
in a village in India. She dropped out of school two year years ago. Her family believes that there is no
need for her to study because at the end she will get married. So, she stays at home and spends most of
the time doing housework like cleaning, cooking, etc.
Tina's former teacher tried to convince the child's family and the village elders to send girls to school, but
in vain. Tina's father said: "I didn't study myself, we are poor people." In fact, the government tried to
support such families by providing free books, scholarships, uniforms, and even meals. However, this
made no difference because of their ignorance.
The boys in the village attend school every day. Tina passes by them, she feels so sad and she wishes she
could study like them because she dreams of becoming a teacher. Tina really knows the value of education
and always says to her: "I will let my children study". If all children think in the same way, there will be
less illiteracy among the future generations.