This week in the art room we had visitors from Tanzania! A group from Viewpoint Adventures in Tanzania came to talk about their counrty and what life and school is like there. The visitors talked about the land and the animals, but mostly wanted to tell our students to take advantage of every educational minute that we can. We can lose a phone, a car, or even your house, but no one can take your education away from you! Some kids there walk up to 6 miles to school, then back again. Lunch, if there is any to provide, is the same, beans and corn, every day. There are 60-100 students to 1 teacher in 1 classroom. The students and teacher are lucky if they have a chalkboard and chalk to use. The visitors took pictures of the technologies we have and were blown away by the school. It was very interesting to talk to these men and I am grateful and humbled by the advantage our kids have just by being here in America. I hope we all are aware of this and take advantage of the privledges we have and make the world a better place.
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AuthorMy name is Rachel (or Mrs. N. depending on how old you are) and this is my ART teaching blog-like-thing. Archives
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