The bell rang and everyone got to class on time (not anything to do with Germans being punctual ) it was because there was no time spent stuffing around. When someone is late, they are at the very most only four minutes late. Five minutes isn't spent trying to find an excuse because that would disrupt the lesson. People are so focused on doing their best at school and always aim to get the highest mark possible. If they don't that's OK, they will just try harder next time. There is none of this "oh who cares if I get a bad mark, i don't really care about this subject anyway" feeling. Everyone is involved in class discussions (apart from me most of the time of course) and they will express their knowledge even if it may be wrong. There is no being shy or you will get bad marks. I discovered this in English when i got my marks back and the teacher said I need to speak more in class and contribute more. This is a strange feeling...Do I not want to speak English? or am I just too shy? I thought it would look stupid if I put my hand up in English class and gave the answers or expressed my opinion on global warming or political cartoons. One way to change it all- I am just going to have to speak English.
The first sport lesson surprised me the most. Everyone participated even if they were like me and didn't have a clue about volleyball or should I say 'wollyball'. No one had the wrong shoes or clothing. They were there to give everything a go, learn, and have fun. perhaps they are like this because they don't know any different but you still don't have the girls who sit in the corner and talk (like we do at home), that would just be strange and people would get angry. It is all attitude and you can achieve everything if you have the right attitude, just like the people here.
Learning all these important things at a young age would have made a huge difference to the way learning is approached. Back home no one knows any better, most of us have been at Orana since kindergarten and haven't experienced something else. It is normal to muck around in class and not respect the teachers or not do work and participate. All these are such small things but they are so hard to change if you don't know any better.
The first sport lesson surprised me the most. Everyone participated even if they were like me and didn't have a clue about volleyball or should I say 'wollyball'. No one had the wrong shoes or clothing. They were there to give everything a go, learn, and have fun. perhaps they are like this because they don't know any different but you still don't have the girls who sit in the corner and talk (like we do at home), that would just be strange and people would get angry. It is all attitude and you can achieve everything if you have the right attitude, just like the people here.
Learning all these important things at a young age would have made a huge difference to the way learning is approached. Back home no one knows any better, most of us have been at Orana since kindergarten and haven't experienced something else. It is normal to muck around in class and not respect the teachers or not do work and participate. All these are such small things but they are so hard to change if you don't know any better.
Edited by Jasper Lindell
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