Thursday October 29, 2009


Today my teacher was in class, but she slept the whole time, no joke! It is better when she is there though because the kids listen more attentively. I was teaching them how to add and subtract three and four digit numbers. About 1/3 of the children understood and did very well. The rest of them had absolutely no clue what I was doing. They were too busy eating their pencils, and that is no lie. They put anything and everything in their mouths. As I mentioned before, they base everything off of memorization, so when I ask what 5+2 is, they count from 1. They can’t start at 5 and count 6, 7. I’m very hesitant at what to do now because the children that do not understand are being left behind. I need to find a way to teach all of them. Also, I have been more focused on trying to teach them, that I think I need to incorporate fun activities. Suggestions are more than welcome. Suggestions on teaching English: letters, sounds, etc are much in need right now!

Michelle, Abby, Karissa, and I went into town today. They were showing us around again, so when they leave, we won’t get lost. We bought some fabric, and then watched women make the patterns on the fabric. It was very interesting, and they made it look soooo easy. I can’t believe tomorrow is going to be the end of our first week in the schools! It has gone by so fast already. We are leaving for Cape Coast tomorrow after lunch, and we are all pretty excited. We get to see the slave castles, go on a canopy walk, go to the beach, and random places along the coast. I’ll write again on Monday or Tuesday of next week. I hope you enjoy reading my posts.