What kinds of work can the Wayao people do with a primary school education?
Now more than ever, basic arithmetic and writing are crucial to having any sort of social mobility in China. All though it is our goal to prepare these children well for higher levels of education that will lead to better jobs, even completing primary school without advancing can have a major effect on these childrens future lives. Without such basic skills they will be passed over in the growing economic development of the region driven by government investment and tourism, but a primary school education is still enough in China to allow them to earn money as a driver, construction worker, retailer, or restaurant worker.
