Nail-on-a-stick
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Formed from the merger of the British colony of the Gold Coast and the Togoland trust territory, Ghana in 1957 became the first sub-Saharan country in colonial Africa to gain its independence. A long series of coups resulted in the suspension of the... [read more]
Formed from the merger of the British colony of the Gold Coast and the Togoland trust territory, Ghana in 1957 became the first sub-Saharan country in colonial Africa to gain its independence. A long series of coups resulted in the suspension of the... [read more] Blog: A week's worth of work
Date: April 10th 2008
When I was student teaching 4th grade in Bellingham, at the end of the week each student would get a stapled packet of all the work they had completed that week. It was graded and compiled by their teacher (or me) and there was a pretty little cover sheet that said, "A Week's Worth of Work" on top. As I look back on the past week in Ghana, let me see if I can compile and staple all of my "work" in ... read more
Date: April 10th 2008
When I was student teaching 4th grade in Bellingham, at the end of the week each student would get a stapled packet of all the work they had completed that week. It was graded and compiled by their teacher (or me) and there was a pretty little cover sheet that said, "A Week's Worth of Work" on top. As I look back on the past week in Ghana, let me see if I can compile and staple all of my "work" in ... read more
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I am a middle school social studies in Renton, Washington, U.S.A., where I teach 7th grade World Geography and Culture. I have taken a leave of absence and am currently volunteer teaching at the International Neo-Humanist School in Ejura, Ghana. I teach remedial English to struggling students in the P5 and P6 classes (equivalent to about 5th and 6th grade) and I teach English Grammar and Composition to the P4, P5, and P6 classes, as well as one class of Art.
I am living in a boys' home that houses eight boys between the ages of 9-20. An Indian monk, called "Dada" also lives there. He overs... full info
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