I've had the privilege of working with one of the student teachers at Gulu HS for one of the classes of S2 students. The other day he said this elephant quote after a girl answered a problem correctly on the board. I found the analogy funny; the idea of referring to an obstacle as an elephant just reminded me that I was still in Africa :)
However, the comment was said to simply encourage this young woman and her pursuit of an education. In general, there are more boys than girls who are able to attend secondary school in Uganda because of the school fees. For example, in this class of 75 students, only 25 are girls. When it comes to finances, it is very challenging for families to send all their children to school and the priority is usually the boys.
In several of our conversations with Ugandan teachers they remind us of the importance of providing the girls with extra support and encouragement in light of this.
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Jill this is amazing. I hope our students hear about this, I think will bring some much needed focus for our students. Any chance of setting up pen pals with our students? I am willing to give up some time in AVID for the students to communicate with these students, if that is possible. Have a great rest of the trip.
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