Illiteracy Among Children Around the Globe

Illiteracy Among Children Around the Globe

  

                A statistic that has been revealed by the Ministry of Education shows that 8%  or approximately 3199 out of 39988 children in Malaysia are illiterate. According to the Oxford dictionary, being illiterate means that one does not know how to write, read or comprehend what he or she write. The unfortunate happen to have this problem due to 3 main causes such as lack of financial, family factor and lack of interest.

                First and foremost, the lack of financial of the child that causes him or her to be illiterate. This statement is indeed true because most of the illiterate children came from poor family. For example, as we can see, India has the most illiterate children compared to other countries as India is the poorest country worldwide. On the other hand, Malaysia, a rich country, significantly has the most children who can read and write very well. Thus , the lack of financial is one of the major causes for children illiteracy around the globe.

                Next is the family factor. Some parents do not encourage their child to go to school but instead they forced their children to be a worker. This kind of issue has been a havoc for a quite ong time. The parents probably do not realised the importance of study and be a bright person. Maybe this is due to lack of exposure of the outside world as the family lives out of the city .

                Last but not least, the children themselves do not have interest to learn how to read and write. The children will eventually become illiterate. The parents should do something about this. Although their children do not want to learn it, the parents should force them. It is not a torture, instead it is for their future. Undoubtly, their child could has rebel, but in the end they will adapt to it and finally can get use to study. And then, the children will not be rebelling anymore.

                For the conclusion, the illiteracy among children around the globe happens due to several aspects. They are such as lack of money, the parents take this thing lightly, and the children themselves does not want to learn how to read and write. In the future, it’s a hope that every child in this world does not have illiteracy problem.