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We would like to share with you these videos from ordaining of young novice monks by Wat Phum Thom pagoda in August 2011.

Buddhist ordaining is a special event for Khmer Krom people, especially for young Khmer Krom boys. Becoming a monk represents a commitment to scholarship, spiritual development, and humble life.

It is also an important event for their families because many indigenous people are poor and cannot afford to send their children to school beyond secondary level.

Becoming ordain as a Buddhist monk provides an alternative to public school where indigenous children may struggle due to language or cultural barrier that results in high drop-out low success rates.

Lesson 1: Grade 1, Provided by KhmerSchool on YouTube

YouTube these days have a plethora of information, video information that is. These information ranges in all topics and category; how-to's, tech talks, music videos, and tutorials.

In recent months there have also been an increase in diverse contents from different people as well, cultural specific contents are becoming more available and YouTube continues to be enriched by these different contents.

Searching for topics on Khmer Language for example, I found several uploads by different authors on learning how to read and speak the language. Starting from the elemental, alphabets to higher level reading.

Here for example, video tutorial uploaded by KhmerSchool teaches viewers about the vowels of Khmer alphabets. This is part of a series of lesson with 23 parts.

I encourage all Khmer Language students check out these videos. It is very helpful. You can also visit this website goCambodia for comprehensive reading lessons