Annaclaudia Podcast

Hello, everyone. Welcome to Unraveling Education, a global exploration of learning challenges and opportunities. Here, we delve into exploring the impacts of socioeconomic and sociocultural forces on experiences and outcomes. We're your hosts, Annaclaudia, Madison, Suriya, and Carrie. In today's episode, we will be exploring the intricate factors that play a role in one's education and the differences in impacts of education for students in third world countries. Today on the show, we're thrilled to welcome all of our hosts, Annaclaudia, Madison, Suriya, and Carrie, who will all be exploring their insights on how education or lack of affects students in third world countries and societies as a whole. Hey, everyone. I am Anna-Claudia, your next host for today's engaging episode, and I'll be answering the question, how does education differ for students in third world countries? I'll be speaking on a special issue review titled, The Challenge of Education and Learning in Developing Countries. This source provides barriers, like those of financial and health, that influence a quality education for students in third world countries. Aid, support, and technology are of concern because in the past, students have struggled with obtaining these things, therefore leading to detrimental results in their personal development. This is because they are so essential to everybody's education and well-being. The education needs to be accessible and be of good quality for it to serve its purpose. Next, I'll be speaking on a World Bank news article titled, The Education Crisis. Being in school is not the same thing as learning. This news article and report highlights the struggles that students in third world countries face. Teachers can only do so much. However, the education that many of these students receive is subpar. This report urges for more accessibility to better education for better attendance and a better quality education for a better personal and societal future. I will also be touching on and diving into Gert Bester's book, Don't Be Fooled by Ignorant Schoolmasters, on the role of the teacher in emancipatory education. This book speaks on the ideas of Jacques de Rencierre and chooses to challenge the dynamics between the teacher and the student, implying that the student should be involved in their learning processes, not just receivers of information. It argues for a more active process in one's education as well. For students in third world countries, this book can be used to explore education as a tool and to redesign educational systems from what they are right now. Coming from a family where I have seen the educational differences between a first world and third world country, I've seen the struggle of getting your degree in your home country and not having the equivalent knowledge to pursue that career in a first world country like the United States. It is unfair and holds people back from seeking the best opportunities for themselves. Some people prefer to leave their home country for better opportunities, safety, or so forth. For the education system in third world countries to lack so far behind first world countries sets everyone back. I have also been to third world countries and education has to do with the improvement of it. I've seen places lack something as essential as transportation because there is most likely not enough knowledge or funds within that country to make this happen. I've seen this first hand and I've seen cars and different motors of transportation be so far behind the technology that you may see in a first world country and it's devastating because it makes everyone's life harder on a day to day basis. Thank you to our supportive listeners for tuning in on today's episode of Unraveling Education, a global exploration of learning challenges and opportunities. As we wrap things up, let's quickly recap the key points that stood out from today. The traditional role of teachers and students is currently being challenged as we know it. Students deserve to have an active position in their own education and not just be receivers of information anymore. It's also important to speak on education for a country to prosper. It's essential. From day to day things of medicine to transportation, these things can be improved in countries where education can be lacking as of right now. Education is essential for these things to improve and for a country to prosper. Remember the fight for better education doesn't end here. Make your voices heard. Feel free to share your thoughts, questions, or any feedback for future topics with us on Instagram at Unraveling Education. Stay tuned for our next episode where we will embark on another exploration of educational topics. Until then, stay curious, tune in, and keep the conversation going. See you next time, Explorers!