..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
Time spent in various areas of the Ujilang Atoll.
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