Dear friends, we hope this e-mail finds you well.

This week is the start of the last week of posting answers in your learning circle wiki Education in the 21^st Century

Today the Soroti students are back on campus... YEEAAHH.

As announced last week Loes Tuininga continues as NL1, Stenden1.

The overview at the end of this e-mail reflects the status as per Friday May 29^th; the new postings of today will be included in the June 7^th overview.

Research and answers.

Seeing the postings of today, we invite you to use a lot of examples in your answers.

Something that is so obvious and clear for a Soroti student, might cover a completely new situation for a Dutch student.

Examples out of your daily education might bring a valuable context to your answer:

Question from NL2: There are differences and similarities between education on primary schools in the Netherlands and in Africa. 

What are those differences and similarities? Please describe what's your opinion about those differences and similarities.

Answer from UG1: Differences

We think there is a lot of differences between education in Uganda and Netherlands, this is because in Uganda we have got boarding section in primary schools,

where pupils stay at school for the rest of term and parents are aloud to visist their children on the date designed by the school adimnistration.

And our opinion about the differences is that learners in boarding sections have got more access of learning at any time whenever they are called for compared to day schools.

Bob >  a little more extra information on ‘a boarding section’ might really help us to understand, as we have no primary boarding in The Netherlands …

(so the answer as differences is very correct on its own J)

·         How many students do board in a school?

·         Where do they eat and sleep?

·         As of what age do students board?

·         Are the lesson times in a regular school different from a boarding school?

·         How long is a term?

·         Can you add picture of a boarding section? Thank you very much for doing so!!

TIP: Also it helps to first type your answers in a Word Processor and use the spell checker…. The wiki does not check your spelling!!

Answers can be easily posted following the link on this page: http://gtp-lc-edukans-2009.pbwiki.com/Research-and-Answers

Each question now has its own page…. School name and questions on top; simply find your code and replace the xxx with your findings.

If however a question is not clear; feel free to ask clarification by using the comment box at the bottom of each question page.

The next LC-news will be posted on Sunday June 7^th

That’s all for this week, enjoy the Circle work, we looking forward reading your extended contributions….

Summary and links:

·         The home for your Learning Circle Education in the 21^st Century is your wiki http://gtp-lc-edukans-2009.pbwiki.com/FrontPage

·         General information on this Learning Circles on website of Global Teenager Project Netherlands

·         Website of Global Teenager Project

·         Facilitator of this Learning Circle is Bob Hofman

·         Supported by Mrs. Ria Kattevilder, Country Coordinator Global Teenager Project Netherlands

Enjoy!!

Ria Kattevilder and Bob Hofman, Learning Circle facilitators.