Shared Experiences

I interviewed and spoke with Mary Triller who is serving as a missionary in Serbia and a large part of what she does is help students be successful in school. She spends time getting individuals or companies to sponsor individual children so they can attend school and have money for books. She also works with the parents teaching them how to prepare their children for school through interactive play. I found it very interesting that students in public schools have to pay for their own books and sometimes transportation to and from school. Many families can't afford this and struggle to provide transportation for their children. I could see myself helping with these global problems by helping to sponsor a child myself and by helping to seek other donors who would be willing to help students.

Interesting Article

I found the source, Redefining Education in the Developing World the most interesting because it focused on poverty and explained that poverty is a huge factor in the educational process in many countries.  Countries who continue to only see test scores as a measure of success from their investment or programs are failing to take into account how many have dropped out due to poverty.  Many countries around the world struggle with poverty and I would like to better understand how the global educational system can be improved through understanding and addressing poverty.