I spent a long and exciting Tuesday at L & A Academy in Mallam, east of Accra. Kankam Mensa Felix graciously hosted me after giving up half of his holiday to spend Monday morning with me, and I got to speak to several classes from second to seventh grade. Kankam has started a Global Care Club, so they are already excited about learning about other places and cultures. They had a lot of questions (why don't American students wear uniforms?) and swarmed me between classes and patiently taught me the classic Ghana handshake, which involves a mutual finger snap after you slide your hands together. Their letters are clearly written, detailed, and thoughtful. I know that their new friends back in the U.S. will enjoy them. I am dead tired. Teaching in Ghana is much like the U.S., only with much higher humidity. I wouldn't last long in either set of classrooms, but it's a blast for a day here and there!
I spent a long and exciting Tuesday at L & A Academy in Mallam, east of Accra. Kankam Mensa Felix graciously hosted me after giving up half of his holiday to spend Monday morning with me, and I got to speak to several classes from second to seventh grade. Kankam has started a Global Care Club, so they are already excited about learning about other places and cultures. They had a lot of questions (why don't American students wear uniforms?) and swarmed me between classes and patiently taught me the classic Ghana handshake, which involves a mutual finger snap after you slide your hands together. Their letters are clearly written, detailed, and thoughtful. I know that their new friends back in the U.S. will enjoy them. I am dead tired. Teaching in Ghana is much like the U.S., only with much higher humidity. I wouldn't last long in either set of classrooms, but it's a blast for a day here and there!
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