Many kids here in Wentworth live in domestic situations that are far from ideal, and that puts it mildly. Yes, there are indeed institutional problems that inhibit the students from learning, but those problems stem from the government ministers, not the caring, gracious instructors that toil every day to enlighten children at Assegai Primary School.Ģ) I have truly gained an understanding as to why some individuals are troublemakers at school, something which I never once considered while I was growing up in my hometown of Holmdel, New Jersey. They truly cared about each and every individual that walked into their classroom, and it pained them to see certain children throw away their futures with their unwillingness to learn. This fallacy could not be further from the truth, as each teacher Maddie and I worked with was full of light and dedicated to their jobs. I was told that they sometimes refused to show up to work if they weren’t feeling up to it, and were only in the industry for the money. So without further ado, here they are:ġ) I arrived here in Wentworth with distorted perceptions of the South African educational system, as I had been told that the reason why the country’s schools were so poorly rated was because the teachers didn’t care about their students. In my farewell post, I want to share some thoughts that I have gathered over my eight weeks here in Wentworth. It’s astounding to me that my time here in Durban is nearly up, as I feel that there is so much still that I yearn to accomplish before I pack my bags and travel back to theUnited States.
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