School
Tungamalenga Primary School
Today we visited Rosemount Elementary School. Thanks very much to SOTV member Jeanne Fifield, the school nurse, who gave us a tour and arranged our schedule. We visited a kindergarten class where students were learning the alphabet and letter sounds by singing, and we visited a fourth grade class where students were doing math problems using the Smart Board technology.
The disparities between Tanzanian and American educational systems were very apparent. A Tanzanian classroom might have one text book for every three to four students to share, Pastor Naftal reports. One classroom might hold 50 to 80 students, some even 100. Teachers in the Tanzanian system may have only a secondary level education, or they may have only one or two years of college.
Pastor Naftal reflected on his own daughter, Eliza, who is in standard five. Imagine having her sit next to a student from America at the same level.
A teacher in America tries to be a friend to the student, observed Pastor Naftal, whereas Tanzanian teachers tend to take a more authoritarian role.
The disparities between Tanzanian and American educational systems were very apparent. A Tanzanian classroom might have one text book for every three to four students to share, Pastor Naftal reports. One classroom might hold 50 to 80 students, some even 100. Teachers in the Tanzanian system may have only a secondary level education, or they may have only one or two years of college.
Pastor Naftal reflected on his own daughter, Eliza, who is in standard five. Imagine having her sit next to a student from America at the same level.
A teacher in America tries to be a friend to the student, observed Pastor Naftal, whereas Tanzanian teachers tend to take a more authoritarian role.
thanks to Pastor Randy Brandt for the fabulous photos
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