Tag Archives: education
Teachers on Duty
I promised another post about “teachers on duty” (hereafter TOD) in secondary schools, so here goes. As I said previously, every week two teachers are assigned the position of TOD. These teachers are responsible for the day to day operations … Continue reading
Corporal Punishment
Corporal punishment, or “giving the stick,” is very common in Tanzanian schools. Indeed, it is how nearly all teachers punish students and maintain control of their classrooms. Nearly all teachers derive a sense of authority from the stick, and when … Continue reading
“English only education”
My most faithful and dedicated readers will notice that a few blog posts ago I used the phrase “English only education” in the same quotation marks that they appear here. You might have wondered why I used these quotation marks, … Continue reading
The O-Level Exam and my students
I am teaching Form IV English, which means my students are [very roughly] the equivalent of High School seniors in the states. However, as a result of a national census-shortened Semester, my students are graduating this coming Friday. Nevertheless, they … Continue reading
Routine
I have been in Ngara for a week (as of the writing of this post on September 13… yes, it has taken a while to post this), yet already I find myself falling into routine. I wake up by 6:10 … Continue reading