Education For Girls in Afghanistan-Joe DiMella

 When talking about empathy what comes to my mind is picture perfect definition; which is the understanding and feelings toward others. In my mind as a privileged lacrosse player in a stable family and my attendance at a prestigious boarding school, I feel as if my empathy towards the girls with no education cannot be preached in any single given way to show I care for the girls affected by having no education. The reason for this is how picture-perfect my life is while these girls are being dealt a deck of cards that most cannot bear. 

Learning about SOLA which stands for “School and the State of Women's Education In Afghanistan” it shed light on the moment as I know some ambitious females have chosen to leave the country and go to a boarding school in the United States. Comparing a 6th-grade girl's education from Afghanistan to a caucasian female here in the United States with great resources shows the sincerity of something I just came up with. I came up with a 

Scale on whether the fairness of your life scenario can be compared to one another. Pretend a female, someone who pulls into a $70,000 boarding school, driving a $50,000 car. This girl grew up in a 3 million dollar home where she also has a house in Florida and New Hampshire. She has had a tutor her whole life, she has been fed like a champion, she has been getting all the right things she needs to succeed and her parents would go to woods end to make this happen. This girl's probability, must and would seem to be head over heels greater to strive in society versus a Muslim girl who grew up in a rural area with no TV.

One thing I have learned from Doctor Quimby that makes me think is that  Islam does not ban education, the Taliban does. This is another setback from growing up in the Middle East some of these girls are looking to make an impact, while others haven't even had a thought of education because they grow up thinking being a housewife is the end all be all. I'm not judging this given scenario but I'm again putting it into perspective on how drastically different parts of the world can be as education could be prioritized for the better as a whole. 

Another example showing you're at a disadvantage starts with parenting, if your mother hasn't been educated, you're less likely to be educated in that household. Statistics if there were any in Afghanistan, would prove my claim to be 100% correct. These girls don't have cell phones while we are going on spring break trips to the Bahamas, we are the ones going to Chipotle once a week, and we are getting dropped off at our friend's house by car to have a fun outing. And lastly, they are hearing gunshots and hoping for a better life while we are jumping into pools. The difference between the two of the fortunate and less fortunate should be portrayed, conveyed, and globally spread throughout every resource to make most aware.