Most parents and older siblings use motorcycles when dropping the young children off at the local primary school. I believe education is now compulsory for children in Laos. Parents are very eager to have their children educated and most value the ability to speak English, which they see as a means to well-paying jobs.
Teachers are respected. Most are required to work the first year without pay, however, and salaries are low by Lao standards.
Teachers are under paid everywhere it seems.....
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