Monthly Archives: May 2013
Improving Education at the National Level
I have now officially finished teaching in Ngara, and am now writing from my Dar hotel room. In my last post I talked about the way district education officials could improve education in their districts, but ended by suggesting that … Continue reading
Improving Education at the District Level
I mentioned a while back that I was going to send a letter with feedback to the District Education Officer in Ngara. I gave him that letter a couple weeks ago, and have yet to receive a response. The letter … Continue reading
WorldTeach Tanzania Effectiveness
I came to Tanzania with WorldTeach for a number of reasons, but one of the primary reasons I chose WorldTeach was that as an organization it doesn’t displace local labor, and exists primarily to help fill teacher shortages in countries … Continue reading
Abuse
The other day I witnessed the most extreme abuse I have ever seen in a Tanzanian school. This case is illustrative of how Tanzanian schools handle teachers who give corporal punishment outside the legal and ethical boundaries of their society. … Continue reading
Critical Thinking
In America there has been a shift towards emphasizing critical thinking in education. Indeed, I remember at some point in high school one of my teachers saying, “In 10 years I doubt you’ll remember many details from the books we … Continue reading