..9 to other parte of the lagoon takes
piace.

is a one-room Structure, and students sit

Fishing .2 general will be cis-

on the floor.

Subjects taught are English,

mathematics, social studies, science,

ussed in a Separate section.

and phvsical education,

Children up to the age of about 3-

Most eighth

cyears spenc c.2st of their time around

grade graduates can read and write Mar-

ne village close to or inside their houses,

shallese.

ander the super~:sion of their mother and

school, they go to the district center at

tder children.

If students wish to attend high

Majuro, and the official language is Eng-

Children from about

(years up to about 10-15 vears spend

lish,

-ngir time in school and playing around

attend high school, children begin to

«se village between the ocean and lagoon,

assume more of the duties of adults.

At least hali of the children's free

At about age 15, if they do not

Table 4 provides a rough estimate of

‘rme is spent Slaving on the lagoon beach

the amount of time spent by men, women,

ing in shallow -vater; the remainder is

and children in various locations.

wout evenly c.vited among the village,

dose-assessment calculations, hours per

For

zirrounding forest, and ocean beach.

week is probably the best unit.

Cirts from adour 12 to 15 perform many

per day would carry a large standard

Hours

‘i the arduous household tasks, such as

deviation (~20-50%), while hours per

“rating coconut tr oreparing bread/ruit.

month would be unnecessarily coarse,

Yovs of this save aze climb the coconut

except for time spent off the main island,

3 breadfru:: trees to harvest green

How these estimates would change for

‘drinking coconuts’ or ripe breadfruit.

Enewetak is very difficult to predict.

School was nct in session in Julv; they

With the much larger and less protected

“Saerve a June-'o-September recess.

lagoon there, transportation will have a

Children star: first grade at about

strong influence.

- vears and are veczuired to attend

available, the total time spent by men on

‘srough the e:ghth grade.

School hours

are f-12 a.m. ant i-3 p.m,

aie d,

If reliable boats are

the lagoon water and other islands would

The school

probably about double or triple, at the

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