"Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent in the ideas of living." -Mary Ritter Beard
Teaching in Belize has made me realize that we rely so much
on technology. I see how lucky we are to have class set textbooks/reading
materials, even if they may not be the newest. At San Pablo, the entire class
watches educational videos on a single laptop, where in America we have
projectors in virtually every room. In America, we rely heavily on the internet
to research topics we are teaching, but some teachers in Belize may not have
the resources, so they rely the texts that are available. At home, schools have
large sets of computers or tablets available to the students for individualized
learning; if we need to work 1:1 with a student, the others can focus on
technology led lessons. The teachers work extremely hard to make sure every
student is meeting their benchmarks, while practicing equity. Theses amazing
educators at San Pablo and Red Bank do such valuable work without the
convenience that technology brings.
My experience abroad has taught me to think about students’
home life and how they can relate to the content that I’m teaching. Before this
trip, I did not understand the depth of what it meant to be culturally
responsive, but being immersed into a new culture has been a life changing
experience that I will always remember.
-Morgan and Brittany
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