Posted by louielahana on June 16th 2009 to
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In Haiti only about half of the children receive an education and only two percent finish high school. Without a proper education, the poor stay poor in Haiti (and many countries like this.) While education is the key to rising out of poverty, many parents are not able to send their kids to school. Why not? Play the game below to find out:
Play the game Ayiti about life in Haiti by clicking HERE. In your blog answer the following questions:
1) How is Ayiti different from 3rd World Farmer? How is it the same?
2) What strategies did you use? For example, did you combine work and school, or did you send everyone to work? Which worked? Which did not?
3) Why would parents choose to devote so much effort to sending their children to school? What obstacles did you face in trying to keep them in school?
** BONUS **
4. Explore a Google map of Haiti by clicking HERE. What are some things you observe about the country? For example, which city in Haiti has the most houses? What part of Haiti seems the emptiest? What countries are near Haiti?
