Done !

Last week, I finished the environmental education series at the high school.

The school will be done this week for this year as well.

At the last class, I did a small test to see how much they understood my classes and at the end of the test, I asked to evaluate me, my classes.

It was the 1st time for them to have environmental classes.

Most of them enjoyed it.

The content was easy to understand, sometimes I felt it was too easy for junior highschool level students. But many of them said they learned a lot of things about environment, nature and their life conditions although these comments can be just compliment... :

"Thanks to the lecture by the forester and whole classes, I want to work for environment protection in the future."

"I will teach what I learned during the course to my younger siblings",

"I have now courage to point out my friends who throw away garbage on the ground."

I can believe now that this experience for the 4months wasn't just fun for kids or that they didn't think just a foreigner came every week and talksed about something.

I felt pretty happy :)

However there were some critiques as well :

"I couldn't hear what the teacher said because some students were chatting so loudly."

"I couldn't understand much because I am not used to the teacher's french pronouciation and her way of speaking",

"I didn't like groupwork" etc etc...

I learned a lot during the course.

At each class, I shouted and got angry at least once because of some students who don't listen to me.

But now I can understand how my teachers had felt at class when I was child. I feel sorry for my disrespectiful attitudes toward them...

Also, I realized that I was not so propre for teacher...

Probably I won't continue the programme at this school next school year.

Becaue if I continue by myself, after 2010 (after I finish volunteer), no one can take the part so it is not sustainable. I am not capable to control a class of 80-90 kids.

Also, the superior office of my office (regional) plans to organize EE programme next school year. So instead of doing alone, I may be able to contribute to make a better planning and implementation as one of team member and to improve my co-workers' capacity.

Presenting eco-citizens' conditions

I hope really that this course remains in their mind and they take actions.

If it is possible, I wish that they share their knowleadge with their family, friends and even their future kids !