samedi 6 juillet 2019

Common Urban Education Issues Worth Noting

By Michelle Robinson


Educational institutions in towns and cities undergo various problems on a day to day basis. Most of these problems come as a result of the high population in the areas. The problems experienced by such institutions are often unique and are not necessarily experienced by their counterparts in the less populated areas. Though they also have their strengths that their counterparts in rural or less populated areas may not have too, this guide focuses on the challenges. Below are some of the common urban education issues.

The number of students in the institutions are too large and may sometimes get out of hand. The academic institutions in highly populated places are overcrowded with students. This leads to problems in sanitation as well as in the sharing of inadequate resources. The proportionate ratio of students to teachers in such schools leads to generally divided teacher's attention to their students. This may lead to poor performance by students.

The teachers are never enough. The growing number of students has not been catered for well by the increase of teachers. With the spiraling number of students in the institutions, the number of teachers has not been increased at the same ratio to counter the increase in student population. This puts so much strain on the few teachers that are there.

The institutions are underfunded. The government is not doing enough to provide the school with enough money needed to run them more effectively. The increase in student population automatically calls for an increase in funding so that the institutions can avail enough resources. However, this is not always the case.

The teachers have to work excessively to serve the students better. Since the educational institutions lack enough teachers for the growing number of students, they usually have to work extra hard. This has been a big challenge for educators since they are not paid more for the extra hours.

The teachers have to teach in multilingual classes. Teaching in a class that is occupied by students who may not speak English as their main language can be tough for an English speaking teacher. They are often worried about which cues to use and which ones to avoid for fear of being misinterpreted by the foreign students.

Noise and air pollution are rampant in cities and towns. Unlike is rural where there is no or little factories and congestion, in the cities things are different. This makes the academic institutions in those places vulnerable to the effects of such pollution. In some cases, the lessons may be interrupted by the noise that is coming from factories, people and cars.

Teachers have to deal with a diverse unit of learners. Working with diverse learners can be tough. Since the students and teachers come from different cultures, they may be difficult to deal with someone who does not understand their cultures well enough. Students may perceive certain actions as unfair even when that was not the intention.




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