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The Boy Problem

ORANJESTAD — The Boy their children’s education
Problem in our learning sys- at home and at school.
tem and general educa- Family problems and pov-
tion is becoming a bigger erty in inner cities become
problem day by day. This more when people are less
situation refers to the prob- educated. To do some-
lem in our learning system thing about this situation,
where the number of boys all concerned with the ed-
that become ‘drop-outs’ is ucation of a child should
bigger than the number of assume their responsibility
girls. In the U.S. for example and part in this process.
it has been noted that 2/3
part of the kids going to a UNESCO has the opinion
special school are boys. that: “Education is a re-
sponsibility that all of us
In Latin America and the should share. A responsi-
Caribbean there are more bility of all governments,
girls that finish primary and schools, teachers, parents
high school. Also there’s and private sector.” Most
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a lot of social-economic get the same push to have
problems within the coun- a good behavior. school, but also afterwards sity there’s mostly girls com- fect in the development of
try. This means that a big Also when a boy has a bad help them when they go pared to boys, Education our boys in Aruba?
part of our country don’t behavior many times noth- to work. Facing the fact Minister, Dr. Rudy Lampe
have the income to cover ing is done towards this be- that here on Aruba we took the initiative to dedi- This workshop will have
all of their expenses. This cause of the phrase “boys also have a big amount cate attention to this prob- a panel consisting of
same group falls into vari- will be boys.” Nevertheless of boys falling out of the lem. Mr.Richenel Ansano (UNES-
ous types of addiction and it is notable that a good educational system, and CO representative from
usually don’t give the prop- behavior of a child could that in our advanced, high Today, May 23rd, UNESCO Curacao), Mrs. Enid de Kort
er amount of attention to help them score better at school, college and univer- Aruba organizes a special (systematic therapist at
workshop for all social work- the Department of Social
ers and guidance mentors Affairs), Mr.Francis Groen-
in the high school sector. veldt (Foundation for Men)
The goal of this workshop is and the FRERA foundation.
to tackle this problematic In this presentation speak-
with the help of the social ers will discuss the prob-
sector and also the educa- lematic of boys at home,
tion sector. in the family, at school and
also outside school. They
Together they will help for- will introduce the prob-
mulate a plan of action to lems boys and male adult’s
describe the following: face when having less edu-
How to get/reach a solu- cation. And also will bring
tion? By what means can a forward the importance
solution be met? of therapy for male adults
Where to work on the so- and guidance for boys in-
lution? Who and what in- side and outside school.
stances should help carry Most important yet is to try
this responsibility and com- to indicate what is still miss-
promise their self to achieve ing to achieve the points
change and a positive ef- indicate in the workshop.q