Definition
of Rural School
From the
Latin word schola , in turn derived from the Greek scholḗ ,
the term school refers to an institution where instruction is given
to students. Rural , on the other hand, is an adjective that refers
to the field (as opposed to the urban).
A rural
school , therefore, is an educational establishment that is far from
the cities . Their students are children who usually live in
small places or villages where agricultural activities take place.
Many times
the students spend all day in the rural school, and in some cases even spend
the night in it. This is due to the long distances that may exist
between their homes and the establishment. Unlike what happens in cities,
in the rural environment tend to register inconveniences for the transfers due
to the lack of means of transport and roads in good condition.
The rural
school allows access to schooling for the children of the peasants . In
this way the institution favors social integration and provides opportunities
for progress to those who reside in remote regions. In the absence of
these schools, families should move to cities or the children could
not attend classes.
It is
important to mention that rural schools often have difficulties in meeting
their training objective. The problems of infrastructure ,
the lack of teachers and the lack of attendance of the students due
to climatic issues or seasonal work are some factors that must be faced.
Another
problem of rural schools is the need to adapt the contents to the
different regional realities. The curriculum of a rural school can not be
the same as that of an urban school since the students come from very different
backgrounds and face different daily situations.
