Tomorrow will be Day 8 of AccessHK. I have been thinking about the truth needs of these kids these days. We teach them English; we show them cartoons; we play games with them; we teach them how to behave appropriately; we lead activities for them; the school gives them English books; the school provides them with breakfast and lunch; but I wonder: are these what they really need? Are we just teaching them the world's definition of success--good English, good communication skills, good manners? I ponder, what can I really do?
Here is what we typically do on a day. Volunteer teachers arrive at school before 9am. By 9:30am, we will need to go to the hall, wait for the students, and lead them to their classrooms. Between 9:45am and 12:30pm, it's lesson time. Each day has a different topic. The first week was Cultures; the second week was Nature; and the third week was Sports. The lesson plan for each day is designed by a different group and each group needs to design approximately 2-3 lesson plans. Lunch time is from 12:30pm to 1:30pm. Starting from 1:30pm, the class either has activities as a big group as two other classes or has activities in its own classroom. Students leave at 4pm.
My class consists of 12 primary 1 students who are mostly 7 to 8 years old. Some of them are pretty bright. Most of them have some naughty moments...
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