This rings very, very true. In Rio, there are free schools that any child can attend so long as they show up.
The thing is, they put those schools so far away from the slums as a disincentive for the barefoot underclass from showing up.
Sure, a child could walk 6 miles one way uphill to get an education. And some families might support that. But in general, when a family doesn't know when or where its next meal is coming from, it has higher priorities than schooling.
The thing is, they put those schools so far away from the slums as a disincentive for the barefoot underclass from showing up.
Sure, a child could walk 6 miles one way uphill to get an education. And some families might support that. But in general, when a family doesn't know when or where its next meal is coming from, it has higher priorities than schooling.