Jiashan tutoring helps indigenous children study

With indigenous children often facing a disadvantage in terms of educational resources, a long-term partnership between the Department of Social Welfare at National Chung Cheng University and Jiashan Presbyterian Church (嘉山教會) hopes to address the issue by offering after-school tutoring. Providing tutoring in English, math and other courses, the classes help children with everything from memorizing the multiplication times tables, to answering difficult math questions, allowing them to keep up with the pace at school.

From exercises in the pronunciation of simple vocabulary, to reading complete sentences, it was clear from the earnestness in the children’s eyes that they have an insatiable thirst for learning. Though every child has the right to an education in Taiwan, cities tend to be prioritized when it comes to allocating resources. According to 2013 Ministry of Education statistics regarding the total number of teachers, general areas had approximately ninety-nine thousand teachers compared with just five thousand three hundred teachers for areas populated with indigenous people. In view of the fact that indigenous children lack a diversified learning pipeline, it is hoped that more groups will get involved and more importance will be place on this issue.

Jiashan tutoring helps indigenous children study
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嘉山課輔 幫助原住民學習

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原住民孩子在教育資源上處於弱勢，中正大學社會福利學系長期與嘉山教會合作，希望透過課後輔導原住民學生，教導他們英文、數學等課程，讓他們能跟上學校的進度。從九九乘法背起，到解答一題題困難習題。從簡單字彙發音，到一句句問候語練習，孩子們認真的眼神中，看得出他們對學習的渴望。每個孩子都有受教的權利，然而資源分配卻常以城市為優先，根據教育部統計，在102學年度教師人口總數中，一般地區的教師人口大約為九萬九千人，而原住民地區的教師人口只有約五千三百人。原住民孩子缺乏多元化的學習管道，期望更多團體能投入其中，並重視這個議題。