July 1st and 4th is a week to celebrate for both Canada and the USA. Almost anything is easier to get into than out of. ~Agnes Allen It is also a week for us to celebrate our own successes and accomplishments. We work hard and live busy lives.... ...and we do not have to [...]
1. Spend some time conversing with your translator in advance of your workshop. This helped me tune my ear to his English accent, speed of speach, inflections and test his understanding of my English. I also had to get use to words that were used in different contexts or were infrequently used in my language environment. 2. Come prepared for everything I [...]
In Nepal, the government MINIMUM student teacher ratio is 55:1. While touring the country side I spoke with many teachers that had class sizes less than this but also a few that had many more than 55, up to a 105 students. With few resources, how is a teacher suppose to manage the classroom behaviour of so many students and still achieve learning [...]
Core Values in Nepali Core Values in English Last week, Mr. Krishna Bahadur K.C., the Chairman of the School Management Committee, of Shree Shanti Niketan Primary School was looking for ways to mobilize his community towards common goals. He was looking for a common denominator to bind the stakeholders that were impacted by future change initiatives. Key Question [...]
