My sweet learners have been studying weather elements and tools. Today we went outside and tracked the weather. Each class has about 45 students and they were all so well behaved while we were documenting our observations.
Yesterday, the kids had a hard time understanding what precipitation is, or that temperature means hot or cold, but just through learning about weather by observing, discussing and writing their findings, they were able to have discussions about cloud cover and wind patterns.
Each student stood next to the world map and shared the weather in Port Elizabeth like they were in front of a camera. Confidence was pouring out of each learner, and their peers showed how proud they were.
In America, teachers are able to teach through hands on resources, and discussions, and the learners receive a strong education; but in South Africa, students learn how to help their classmates, and show respect towards everyone even when in a class of 45.
I need to work on finding the balance of confident, respectful, caring students who have the chance learn the way that is needed for each individual student.
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