| first week of school |
 first week of school
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Jul. 15th, 2007 @ 12:34 pm 
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The first week of school for the second semester has come and gone. Monday, July 9 I walked into the classroom and saw no chairs or desks, just 10 or so students standing around talking. Why you may ask? Because in Tanzania collecting school fees is a long process and many students are late in bringing them in. Some students try to sneak into school without paying. So my headmaster's solution is to collect every single chair and desk and lock it in store rooms and only hand out desks and chairs to students who have paid their school fees. It sounds harsh and weird but it is actually affective for those cases of people who can afford to pay their fees but just like waiting to the last minute to do so.
Anyway, I didn't teach much last week. Thursday to pass the time I just sat in the classroom with some of my students (by this time 60 of the 153 were present) and "piga storied" (told stories/chat). My fellow teachers think I am a little different in the way I treat my students as equals. But it was fun. Got into a debate with some girls and boys about whether females should wear pants etc. etc. My highlight was when one of my female students tells me "Ninakupenda" which is basically a Tanzanian way of saying i'm her favorite teacher. |
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