teacher. that s mazdar remembering a school in malawi that had no desks. he was one of the exceptional students who made it all the way through elementary school. even today only 52% of learners in malawi complete elementary school. he is now the head teacher at an elementary school in malawi that until this year had no desks for any of the students. when we are going out for break, we are barefooted. when you step into the mud you come into the classroom with the mud. so if you sit on the floor, it means you get dirty.
difficult for me to stand up and answer question actively to the teacher. that s mazdar remembering a school in malawi that had no desks. he was one of the exceptional students who made it all the way through elementary school. even today only 52% of learners in malawi complete elementary school. he is now the head teacher at an elementary school in malawi that until this year had no desks for any of the students. when we are going out for break, we are barefooted. when you step into the mud you come into the classroom with the mud. so if you sit on the floor, it means you get dirty.
nowadays we just, if they sit at the desk, their clothes will be clean as they came from their house. many of the barefoot children i ve seen at malawi schools have one shirt, one pair of pants or one dress, and keeping that outfit clean in a school with no desks is impossible as mazdar just told us. in malawi culture this is more of a problem for girls than boys. previously when i was teaching in a school without desks we had a lot of challenges, some of the challenges being that the moment we asked elena a question, in order for her or him to answer, it was very difficult for him or her to stand up.
nowadays we just, if they sit at the desk, their clothes will be clean as they came from their house. many of the barefoot children i ve seen at malawi schools have one shirt, one pair of pants or one dress, and keeping that outfit clean in a school with no desks is impossible as mazdar just told us. in ma lalawi culture this is mo of a problem for girls than boys. previously when i was teaching in a school without desks we had a lot of challenges, some of the challenges being that the moment we asked elena a question, in order for her or him to answer, it was very difficult for him or her to stand up. more especially for the girl