Oh, these kids are GREAT!!! I'm going to cry when I leave. Every one of these kids are special. They went crazy when I brought a camera into school!
Here's another below; a bit clearer...
And another...
But, yeah, the school; let me paint you a quick picture. I teach underpaid Burmese migrant worker children and orphans, escaping the horrors in Burma. Corrugated iron roof, 2 black boards on opposite ends of the classroom, 2 classes held at the same time facing their own black boards. The kids are between 7 and 16. They wear the same clothes everyday. Most of them also wear cheeky grins, a couple fight sometimes and another few cry at times. There's no chairs for the kids to sit on, so they sit on the floor in front of low benches used as desks. Anyway, I think these kids are great. I've taught english before in France and I may as well been trying to balance an ashtray on a moving motorbike - you get the idea... So they're really motivated. My only problem is the noise of the other class at the same time. It makes teaching really difficult. They get distracted. I have to shout to be heard. It really drains my energy. Nevermind. Giving something is better than giving nothing.
If the government is overthrown in these kids lifetime, they may be the ones re-building the country and that means participating in international affairs - and what's the language for that? English! Did you get the link there?!
Read underneath if you're curious and/or go to:
www.khrg.org
www.irrawaddy.com
www.burmacampaign.com
If anyone wants to help... Let me know and I'll do what I can.
08/07/06 @ 18:11