After The Library - A Sense of Accomplishment

Once the construction of the library was complete and volunteers had arranged all of the books, the library was opened. More children wanted to go to school to use the new books. Of the ten children I have been checking up on, 8 of them were now attending school on a regular basis, if not daily. Locals who assisted the Kingdom Cares International with the construction of the library now had a small amount of cash to spend in the local markets. Regardless of what this money was used for, the economy was stimulated in one way or another.

Another major improvement that came around the same time that the library opened was that the school created a new system in order to use their resources more effectively. Instead of having 90 kids in a classroom with only one teacher for the whole day, the children had been instructed to come in shifts - morning or afternoon. This made the teacher to student ratio a little bit more reasonable; 1:45.

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"EDUCATION INDICATORS: An International Perspective / Indicator 39." EDUCATION INDICATORS: An International Perspective / Indicator 39. Web. 10 May 2012. <http://nces.ed.gov/pubs/eiip/eiipid39.asp>.