This morning after a very hearty breakfast we visited a local primary school. Whilst it is so easy of course to be caught up in the emotion of these things, we can all say that we were bowled over by the school and everything about it.
The happiness on the faces of the children was very real. They genuinely understood that their parents were working in many cases three jobs to earn the $20 a term (yes twenty) to pay the school fees. They also understood that if they did not reach a certain standard then they were not allowed to progress.
And this was reflected in everything about the place. The standard these kids reached was extraordinary. 6 year olds doing maths sums like 4131 less 2356, and 8 year olds doing equations such as 3x+19=31.
And their English standard was even more impressive. 9 year olds doing English essays that I am quite sure most English school children would struggle with.
All in all a very humbling experience.
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