Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Good morning madame! (So not use(d) to this yet)

Cungulopo mukwai! Good evening. Im trying to update as much as i can but blogging from my phone is not ideal. So i didnt explain the deal behind site visit! So for the past however many weeks ive been in chalimbana ive be staying with a homestay family so last week we went to our actual site for the 1st time! This site is where we go after swear in and where ill be co-teaching for the next 2yrs. I got to stay in my hut,acquired a few unwanted pets but most importantly began to integrate into the community. PC Zambia is one of the last programs where the volunteer lives in the village they work in. While there for 5days i went to 3 school and observed 6 classes and sat in on 3 teacher group meetings(tgm). The teachers seem so eager to improve and to be as affective as possible which inspires me. I feel like i lucked out and i hope the fire is still burning when i go back and when i visit the other 4 schools in my zone. I intially did not know how the students would precieve me but by day 3 i had students comming to my house asking for help with homework. Crazy amazing! These kids are so eager to learn as well. One night after my failed attempt at lighting my braizer while the kids did it for me we had an english lesson in the sand which i never expected to happen so soon. Being back at my homestay makes me want to soak up as much tech and bemba as possible so i can do my best. On a similar note being here changes my whole perspective on classroom teaching. I never really wanted to be in a classroom i am more into outreach ed. The more i co-teach the more i like it. The past 2 day i co-planned and co-taught a 7th grade math and science lesson. i hope this experience doesnt spoil me because it was amazing! I had so much fun and the students seemed to enjoy it as well. I surprised myself. I didnt expect it to go so well due to the language barrier(they speak nyanja here in lusaka provience) and because im so use to the little kids. All in all im stoked and this is where im suppose to be! Now to study bemba and get the mesquito out of my mesquito net! Sendamemnipo mukwai! Goodnight

2 comments:

  1. Wow...Miss Rae!!! It sounds incredible. English in the sand...I like it. Think Dr.Simpson will let me turn in a plate of sand for a lesson plan? I wish. Continue being amazing, and in the next letter can I have an explanation of the difference between outreach education and classroom teaching from your eyes? I'm sure I could look it up, but it wouldn't be the same as coming from you. Love you always!

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