The children attended a ragged school in the slums, where education was basic and often inadequate.
孩子们在贫民窟里上贫民学校，那里的教育基础且常常不足。
Historical records show that ragged schools were established to provide some form of education to the poor.
历史记录显示，贫民学校是为了给穷人提供某种形式的教育而设立的。