Our first in-depth look at the education system here in Ganta, Liberia took place today. Some of what we saw puzzled me but most of it was, sadly, what I expected. First off, the majority of the schools were not even in session today and when we asked why, the people replied, "it's Friday" as if I was asking a stupid question. Many classrooms held 50 plus students and the teacher was nowhere to be found. Yes, the teachers and students lack the resources that we have in the U.S., but the fact remains that the techniques used by the teachers (rote memorization and repetition) are at least 100 years old.
It has become apparent that in order to achieve our goal in this part of Liberia, This is West Africa will have to build and operate its own school. We do not have any details figured out at this point, but this will surely be our next project and will likely take months or years to exist. We will need a lot of help and we hope that our supporters will feel the same way we do.
We are trying to upload pictures on facebook but it is very tedious and difficult. We hope we will be able to add one every other night.
Robert
It has become apparent that in order to achieve our goal in this part of Liberia, This is West Africa will have to build and operate its own school. We do not have any details figured out at this point, but this will surely be our next project and will likely take months or years to exist. We will need a lot of help and we hope that our supporters will feel the same way we do.
We are trying to upload pictures on facebook but it is very tedious and difficult. We hope we will be able to add one every other night.
Robert
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