21.01. and 22.01.2020, My first lesson

On Tuesday, it was the turn of the first class. I really liked the lesson because the teacher is very kind and laughs a lot with the children. However, she is also strict at the right moments, so the children also respect her. In addition, after each correct answer from a student, a specific clapping rhythm is performed for the student, which naturally motivates the children even more. There are three different rhythms: Banana Clap, Champagne Clap, and Mosquito Clap :D

In each class, there are also some students who would attend special schools or similar in Germany, but here they are taught together with the other children.
For example, a student in 4th grade can only hear if you stand very close to him and shout, and when he tries to speak, only beeping sounds come out.
Or 2 students from today's class who took 30 minutes to write down 5 sentences from the board and underline the adjective in the sentence. (e.g. 'The water is hot').
This is sometimes very alarming.

Punishment is also very different here. In Germany, it is usually about copying the house rules or similar. However, here in Ghana, the children have to stand facing the wall or raise their arms and close their eyes. And sometimes for 10 minutes.
Fortunately, violence is not used here, but the teachers often say: 'I will beat you'.
This is always very alarming for me, and personally, I don't think it's good to threaten violence...

You also have to get used to washing dishes, because here all children wash their plates in a bucket... you can't necessarily call them clean afterwards.
Oh, and apparently, people eat cats and dogs here, as I learned in Ga class today...
I honestly hope that there won't be or already has been anything like that to eat at school.
Although there is fish in the school every day, except on Wednesdays; on Wednesdays, there are fried noodles with sausage.

On Wednesday, I was in the second class, which is James' class, with whom I was at the beach on the weekend.
There are only 6 students in the class, but that can already be really tiring enough!
The children often have a lot on their minds but can't sit still for even a minute.
Someone is constantly getting up to sharpen their pencil or just to walk around the classroom.

In the last hour, I had my first lesson with the children, as James had to prepare another class for their exams.
Luckily, he gave me a note with the topic and notes on it.
It was about 'Festivals' and why they are celebrated.
Even with only 6 children, it was already a challenge for me because the children were quite hyper as it was the last lesson.
Whether what I said had any effect is hard to say. The children take a really long time to understand things.

Nevertheless, the children are very kind and respect me. They ask me a lot of questions, especially whether I can buy them pizza or toys when I come back :D
Some even give you sweets, and a girl bought me bananas today.