Read the passage below and fill in each blank space with the appropriate word.
We say that all children are born equal.
___(1)___, apparently, not in Kenya where the National primary school results
___(2)___ yesterday again display the superior performance of private schools students compared to their counterparts in the public school system.
This is
___(3)___ worrying trend. We are building an unequal education system where the wealthy can literally buy success.
Those children
___(4)___ parents have the means will attend private schools where they stand better prospects of good primary school results, and thus have a head start in the competition for
___(5)___ to the best secondary schools, and ultimately the best chance at coveted university places.
The children whose parents are not wealthy will have to
___(6)___ with inferior education from the word go. They will be
___(7)___ by the education system, and ultimately condemned to lesser professional and employment prospects.
The way to build a society is where all have an equal chance
___(8)___ making it in life.
This problem with the education system has been evident for some time. It has been studied by academics and by task
___(9)___ and has been the subject of numerous reports. It is evident however, that the government has never taken it seriously enough to take any
___(10)___ action.
