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In Huckleberry Finn it is seen how Huck and Tom were pretty much running away from education. And that is what seems to be happening here in the United States because many kids these days don’t see the importance of education as well as Tom and Huck. Throughout the novel you see how education is under minded and that is what is happening today with some school kids. Lately Africa has had a hard time implementing standards for their educational system to become more appealing and encouraging for those who do not have the financial advantage to get their children an education. Even for those who do have it, it’s been said that the standards have been increasingly falling in their now set educational system. It seems that those who live in rural places and have not experienced having a proper education feel that their children don’t need it because they say that they turned out fine without one. But then there are those people who want their children to excel in life and be better than they themselves were. And that is exactly what Pap doesn’t want Huck to be. A better educated and more respected human being.

Many people have donated towards helping Africa with many problems including their educational system. Just recently Oprah, a very successful talk show host, opened a school in Africa for girls. Many are trilled with the opening of this school, especially those lucky girls who will be attending it. On the other hand many critics have been saying that Oprah should have helped inner city students in bettering their educational standards. But she came back strong saying that, “The sense that you need to learn just isn’t there”, “If you ask the kids what they want or need, they will say an iPod or some sneakers. In South Africa, they don’t ask for money or toys. They ask for uniforms so they can go to school.” ("Oprah Winfrey"). And this is very much true, here in the United States we are so fortunate to have free education and to not take advantage of that is just sad because there are children like those in Africa and all over the country that would love to have what we have. And as Tom and Huck wanted to trade their civilized and educated way for a bit of adventure and sense of being free, so do the kids of today but for the new technology and accessories.

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