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THE current education system does little to prepare the ones who drop out of it.
It is designed serve only those who continue to higher education levels.
It’s basically like a triangle with a few privileged ones on top.
What happens to dropouts?
Take a look at most high school classrooms in PNG, and you will find the answer.
Students sit chair-behind-chair, desk-behind-desk,wall–to-wall.
At the front of the room, a teacher commands the class and delivers content, only stopping to answer the occasional question.
Teamwork is practically unheard of.
Students are asked to memorise formulas and historical dates to rewrite on tests that will rank them within their class, school, and the entire national education system.
Students aren’t ignorant, though.
They see the difference between the education system and what the ‘real world’ looks like.
They want an education that will set them up for success in life after high school, not one that will reduce their creativity year-by-year, until their only hope is to graduate and go to college/university or get a job or just do whatever it takes to survive.
We must give students a better system, one that is deserving of their time, efforts, and talents.

Bigface Berry Kasan
Grass Roots Educator