Service is going well but I haven't been there in almost a month! My university was on break a week before theirs and then they had two weeks off and I then Easter break rolled around so after just over a month I went back this Thursday. Right when I walked in the office, a teacher informed me that the English teacher who I teach for is out on sick leave for 2 weeks. This does not effect me much since whenever I am at school he does not come to the classroom but it means that my students will only be taught English the two days of the week that I am there. I have really been struggling with the South African education system and how difficult it is for teachers to properly educate the students due to lack of resources and the sheer number of students per class. Because teachers feel helpless they then become unmotivated and tired and do not go to class or simply give the kids busy work. It is also difficult knowing some of the kids only one meal a day, which is provided to them by the government so they physically and mentally just do not have enough energy to pay attention in class. Overall though I really enjoy being at service and my students are great!
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