sethbarnes Jul 17, 2010 8:00 PM

Educating Haiti's children

How is the school system in your community? Compare it to the one in Haiti. Right outside our base in Port-au-Prince, a school has started up in th...

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How is the school system in your community? Compare it to the one in Haiti.

Right outside our base in Port-au-Prince, a school has started up in the open air under tarps and sheds. They are crammed into tight, tight quarters - maybe a thousand kids. Most of the teachers work for free. Earthquakes can devastate and crush the body, but the human spirit is hard to crush. Here's a report.

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