MEKNES ENGLISH CORNER

Moroccan students leave school early

      The following is an essay written in 3 paragraphs. Can you read it ,and observe its organisation:

paragraph 1:introducing the topic

paragraph 2:discussing the reasons and effects of leaving school

paragraph3:discussing the solutions

Dear editor,

     I’m grateful to contribute to this issue of our school magazine. As we all know, a lot of Moroccan students leave school early, and go out to work in different places under extremely difficult conditions which don’t respect the most basic rights of human beings. Some of them work in restaurants, others work in garages etc….Yet, all of them are abused, and they get only the least possible payment. So, what are the reasons which push Moroccan children to leave school early, and join the labour market? And, how can we avoid this phenomenon?

   The majority of Moroccan children don’t choose to leave school .That is to say, some children don’t have families to fend for them. As a result, they are obliged to leave school, and have a job in order to help their have food and money .Besides, some children have sick or disabled parents, and, consequently, they have to earn money to for their poor families. Other children, also, are affected by the huge rise of unemployment in our country .Therefore, they don’t see any benefit behind pursuing their education. They would rather find a work. Finally, some children who are addicted to smoking or alcohol are forced to leave school ,and have  a job in which they can earn money to practice their destructive habits. These are only some of the reasons which push children in our country to leave school .

   Let’s then turn to the proposed solutions for this problem. First of all, parents have to shoulder the great part of the burden. They must provide their children with the necessary requirements for their education. In other words, students must have books ,clothes etc…so that they would not feel that they are inferior in front of their mates. And,as a result, they would not leave their education. Parents should ,beside this, be in frequent contact with their children’s schools in order to know their children’s conditions.This can predict and stop any future failure .

The government ,likewise, should assume its responsibility .There must be laws which oblige parents to keep their children at school until a certain level or age .Furthermore, the government must help poor families so that they can educate their children .Moreover, employees must not hire children in their work till the age of 20 so that children would have at least the baccalaureate level.Civil organizations have also a role to play in this area .They can educate children about the advantages of going to school and the drawbacks of working at an early age. In sum ,everyone of us is responsible for protecting the children’s right of education.