Pupils Might Get Own Textbooks in Zimbabwe

Summary: The schools in Zimbabwe have a very low standard of learning. The teachers are unable top afford things like stationary and text books. Many of the students say that they are unable to do their best on assignments because they are forced to rush through them because another student is waiting for their turn to use the book. The average ratio of students to books is 10:1, but there are even instances where the ratio is 40:1. This makes it very hard to get things done in a classroom when there are only 5 books, and the students are unable to gain the maximum amount of knowledge. UNICEF has provided over $50 million for schools in hopes to provide each student with their own textbook.
Opinion: This is very sad that these students have to deal with this, and many of us American students take advantage of what we have here in the U.S. I am very glad that the UNICEF is donating the money to help out these students, and i think that the students will be very grateful and will use these books to their best advantage. But this problem of not having proper school supplies is occurring all of the world, and although this is a good step we still have a long way to go to make all students have the best environment for learning possible.

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