Uzbekistan vs Jordan
Side-by-side comparison of how these places approach childhood.
Uzbekistan
Uzbek children learn to make bread in tandoor ovens as one of their first household duties.
Non (flatbread) is sacred in Uzbek culture โ children learn never to place it upside down and to kiss it if it falls.
Jordan
One in five students in Jordanian public schools is a Syrian refugee child.
Jordan hosts 660,000 Syrian refugees, and its schools have absorbed their children through a double-shift system.
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan uses a 4-5-2-4 structure. Uzbek is the main language of instruction, with Russian and Karakalpak also available. Eleven years of schooling are compulsory. The system is being reformed away from Soviet-era rote learning.
Jordan
Jordan's 10-2 compulsory system has expanded dramatically to absorb Syrian refugee children. Many schools operate double shifts โ Jordanian children in the morning, Syrian children in the afternoon. Education is free through secondary school.
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