Only three of every ten primary-age children (and less than one of ten potential secondary school students) are enrolled in school. The teacher deficit is exceptionally severe. In most rural areas schools are accessible only to a very small proportion of the population.The University of San Carlos, a public institution, with a history going back to 1676, has nearly 10,000 students in its Guatemala City and Quezaltenango branches.
After a few days the teacher noted that Eleanor was fairly comfortable in school and was happy to talk about the games she was playing. The teacher noted: 'Eleanor enthusiastically told me the names she had given to all the plastic play people/
After about a week Eleanor began to greet the teacher when they met in the morning and she usually had some news to report. The teacher felt that this was a good sign that Eleanor was settling in well.
Should a child love his teacher? Yes, if "love" is taken to mean a warm, constructive relation in which the child is truly valued and helped to develop his best potentialities. No, if it means a relationship that is intense and meets the emotional needs of the teacher at the expense of the child. A teacher's strong personal affection for one child may lead to favoritism, which children keenly resent. Or it may make the child oversensitive to the teacher's opinion.
Only three of every ten primary-age children (and less than one of ten potential secondary school students) are enrolled in school. The teacher deficit is exceptionally severe. In most rural areas schools are accessible only to a very small proportion of the population.The University of San Carlos, a public institution, with a history going back to 1676, has nearly 10,000 students in its Guatemala City and Quezaltenango branches.