Moderately interesting news segment on child labor in India. How kids are forced to work like slaves and whatnot while the rich kids go to school.

at the very end, peter jennings says:

"There is hope though, as in the region of _____, where litteracy is nearly 100%, kids don't work as much and stay in school more."

ugh, i'm not getting the sentence exactly right. he was saying that litteracy will save everything. that it will cause kids to work less and instead keep them in school.

now, wouldn't a rational person think, "hmm, if the kids are in school and not working, they will have a higher litteracy rate"

how could peter have it the other way around (and especially have the latter two things independent of each other?)