in the world today we witness that some find it difficult and hard to read an write as a result of illiteracy, an this has been a huge problem on our society today and this kind of situation is commonly found in the rural area/developing societies. various institution and government has tried their best to stop this problem my providing more teaching materials and equipment, and providing more fun activities to make learning and teaching more enjoyable.
the fight against illiteracy not been an easy one and it has continued and other vital tools are needed to win this fight. Blockchain which is part of web3 has also join this fight against illiteracy and it is making a clear impact in this context and helping individuals that make use of technology, now i will like us to discuss how this is been done.
CHALLENGES AFFECT EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
There are so many factors that affects learning which blockchain has solved, lets look at some of them;
- accessibility of learning tools; This is the key factor that affects our educational system, accessing of tools that will be used for learning, most countries today has low quality of most teachers and learning materials, this may be as a result of the financial capacity of the countries or maybe their over population and this affects their educational system.
in a case like this, schools in those areas might not be up to standard and poor learning facilities,this can result to a high level of illiteracy in that area or country.
- high costof education; This is another factor that affects learning and results to illiteracy, because in most places for one to have access to eduction money is involved because it is not free and we all know that most societies even find it hard to feed not to talk about spend money on education. and because of high cost of education it is now easier for the rich to access it more than the poor. This factor both affects both the rural areas and the urban areas, because as education costkeep increasing people in the urban areas still find it hard to cope, all these challenges has resulted to low number of people embarking in education and thus illiteracy.
- Lack of orientation; It is funny to say that some don't even know the importance of education but it is true, some prefer other careers other eduction because the think is a waste of time and efforts.
Careers such as fishing, farming and other activities are more preferable to them, people like this even when the are given an opportunity to be educated the reject the offer because of lack of orientation.
HOW BLOCKCHAIN IS SOLVING THIS PROBLEMS
- Access to education; Blockchainhas educational tools that can help in educating and building ones knowledge. its facilities is one and anyone can freely access it and using blockchain to send educational programs can make it more accessable to everyone. in Blockchain important lessons can be learnt directly without any intermediaries, And also note that blockchain is a decentralized network and this makes it more efficient and a tool to increase the standard of learning, and ensure that both the poor will access to it, and blockchain also offers a global access to educational materials.
- Low cost of learning; Blockchain offers a low cost of learning facilities, remember we discussed that blockchain is a decentralized network and decentralized network is more cheaper to use and access, in blockchain students can find courses based on the ones the love to learn, and the can learn with zero fees and in some situation pay a low amount of money, unlike our traditional educational system which is more expensive.
- blockchain offers orientation programs; Blockchain helps its users and the world at large know the importance of education and why it is very important, it also offers a platform where people can get reward my participating in an educational programs and this has helped increase learning.
There are several hurdles and challenges associated with the normal school system but Blockchain has come to clear this challenges and bring a more convenient and benefiting system, where education can be easily accessed. Blockchain users can testify on the fact that they have learned a lot and are still learning because of their use of Blockchain which is decentralized. And if more will start embracing Blockchain technology more activities other than learning can be acquired, because Blockchain also offers it's users an opportunity to earn cryptocurrency and lots more.
conclusion
despite that most societies that due to some factors have an increase in illiteracy, blockchain technology has been a vital tool that has helped in solving this problem. blockchain been decentralized has also made it more easier for it to be accessed both for the poor and the rich, unlike what we see today on our traditional education system.True we can say that blockchain is our hope for the future.