Liu Xinglong received a share of the Mao Dun Prize for Tian xingzhe (2009; "Skywalker"), a novel that describes the hard life of the young teacher Zhang Yingcai and his colleagues, who struggle to educate the children of their village while they suffer from poor material conditions such as a lack of classrooms, nonexistent books, and low wages as well as the corruption of local officials.
Coping with a lack of classrooms With Gaza's economy grinding to a halt, the outlook for education is troubling.
It is not rare to see cases where there are 100 pupils for one teacher, or where students learn under trees because of a lack of classrooms.
"What's really interesting is there are community-based organizations ready to meet the hunger and the educational needs of D.C. kids this summer, but there's just a real lack of classroom space to do so," Chamberlain said.
As recently as 2000, the nation's nursing schools turned away nearly 5,900 qualified applicants, mostly because of a lack of faculty and classroom space, as well as budget cutbacks.
Teachers complain about a lack of funding for classroom supplies.
On the right of the political spectrum, the tragedy has been blamed on everything from a lack of God in the classroom, to a lack of guns, with many voicing the view that the best way to prevent school shootings would be to arm kindergarten teachers.
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The top floor was closed off due to a leaky roof and a lack of maintenance and empty classrooms throughout the rest of the building were used for broken old furniture and school supplies.
A student attending a top-ranking university in California also discussed the lack of classroom activities in China as compared to American classrooms.
