I'm beginning to understand more and more why so many PCVs get frustrated with their service and leave early b/c of the hopelessness they feel. Let me be clear here, I don't feel hopeless about the children I'm working with. I've never felt so optimistic about working with a group of children before. It's the teachers and administration that worries me. How can effective changes be made at a school where the entire staff of adults are apathetic about their work?
The excitement and energy I see in the kids is motivation enough for me to continue with my Library Lessons enthusiastically. But its so FRUSTRATING when the teachers don't pump out the same enthusiasm as the kids. I taught six classes this week in which three of the teachers were present. Of those three...
...one asked to leave and only stayed (for half the class) because of my firm reminder that I don't speak fluent enough Sotho to teach my lesson effectively to Grade 3 without her...
...another fell asleep while I read the children a story that THEY were absorbed in, and I only noticed she was asleep behind me when I asked her a question but got no response (she didn't respond to my verbal wake up call so I had to physically nudge her awake!)....
and another (a new teacher) actually paid attention to what I was doing and was genuinely interested.
What's wrong with that picture peoples?!?!?!?
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