he poor quality of school systems encompasses the low quality of teachers, lack of supplies,
lack of space, and low quality school buildings. All of these factors affect the learning
environment of the children, who already have a difficult enough time attending school. Many of
the inadequacies of the school systems stemmed from the rapid increase in enrollment of
children after the end of the civil war.
16 Though this increase was a positive development, it also created higher pupil to teacher ratios and supply and space shortages. The larger pupil to teacher ratio means that each student receives less personalized learning time with the teacher. One-onone time with the teacher can often be a very important part of learning and understanding.
Without as much one-on-one time, a student could fall behind or feel lost, hindering the learning
of basic, essential skills. In addition, larger classes mean more distractions and make it harder for
the teacher to teach, especially if the students are on all different learning levels.