National Adult Literacy Database

January 30, 2006

Here is Adam A.'s story from Rabbittown Learners' Program, in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.

School

by Adam A.

In my country the school is little bit different from here. I had to go to school at 7:00 until 1:30. Many years ago the students had to learn English in the school. But in 1998 the government changed the rule for teaching English. They were only allowed to teach just Arabic. But the union met together and said we don't want this rule you made. We want to have English courses in the school for our children. So the government did nothing to help the people's problem for English. But a lot of people sent their children to the other countries. So if your family had money you can go out of the country to study.

In Sudan before if you finish the high school you will go to the University without no problem. But now when you finish the high school you have to pay a lot of money to go the University. Before the government gave you a loan but now they've changed it. The school system in my country is the same like here. We study the same subjects. The only thing is the government makes it difficult.

We had to go to school when we were five years old until we were 18. I hope and pray someday they will make it more easier than they made it because Education is a part of the peoples lives. I came back to school because I wanted to learn. School is the most important part for the life of everyone. If you don't know how to read and write you are never going to have a good life. Everything is Education if you don't have education your life is in hell. With a good education you will have a better life, a good job and everything will be easy for you.

I am very proud to be back to school. I need to do something for myself for my future and someday I might have children and they might need my help to do their homework or it could be anybody who needs help with homework. School helps you learn how to use your brain or how to think. School is really important to me. I am very proud of the person who discovered this school and all the knowledge to learn. This is the part of life for everybody in the world.