Nun sind
drei Monate in Indien rum, drei Monate voller aufregender Busfahrten, heißen
Chais und leckeren Snacks. Aber natürlich auch drei Monate Arbeit in Indien.
Die 7. Klasse der Saint Thomas School in einem typischen
Klassenraum
|
Neben
der Officearbeit in Kumily haben wir auch erste Erfahrungen im Unterrichten
gesammelt und das an zwei vollkommen unterschiedlichen Schulen.
Zum
einen an der Saint Domenics Schule, einer Grundschule für die Klassen 1 bis 4
und an der Saint Thomas Schule, eine Schule für die Klassen 1 bis 10.
Die
beiden Schulen unterscheiden sich nicht nur an Größe und Ausstattung, sondern
auch an ihrer Routine und schulinternen Regeln. So beginnt der Schulalltag in
der Saint Thomas School an jedem zweiten Tag mit einer Versammlung. Alle Schüler
stellen sich nach Klassen und Geschlechtern getrennt in langen Reihen auf. Für
jede Versammlung ist jeweils eine Schulklasse verantwortlich, die sowohl Lieder
vortragen, als auch Reden vorbereiten müssen. Die Reden greifen meist
alltägliche Aspekte des Zusammenlebens auf und motivieren die Schüler zu einem
erfolgreichen Schulalltag.
Diesen Sschwur sagen die Kinder immer bei der Versammlung im Chor auf |
Da in
der Saint Thomas School nur Englisch auf dem Schulgelände erlaubt ist, gilt das
Redenhalten manchmal auch als Bestrafung, wenn mal wieder jemand Malayalam
gesprochen hat.
An der
Saint Domenics School hingegen wird zwischen den Unterrichtseinheiten von einem
kleinen Schulchor ein christliches Lied gesungen.
“Bind us together
Lord, bind us together
with cords that cannot be broken
Bind us together Lord, Bind us together Lord,
Bind us together with love
There is only one God, there is only one King,
There is only one body, that is we sing.”
with cords that cannot be broken
Bind us together Lord, Bind us together Lord,
Bind us together with love
There is only one God, there is only one King,
There is only one body, that is we sing.”
Gemeinsam
haben die Schulen jedoch, dass Mädchen und Jungs stets getrennt voneinander
sitzen. Auch bei Gruppenarbeiten arbeiten Jungs und Mädchen getrennt. Als wir
einmal Gruppenarbeiten durchführen wollten, haben sich die Mädchen sogar
geweigert, mit den Jungs an einem Tisch zu arbeiten.
Generell
ist uns aufgefallen, dass hier sowohl Gruppenarbeit, als auch individuelles
Arbeiten eher unüblich sind. So
antworten die Schüler stets im Chor und die meisten Fragen beschränken sich
meist auf schlichtes Auswendiglernen und Wiederholen und lassen wenig kreativen
Denkraum.
Positiv
aufgefallen ist uns, dass den Schülern schon bei der morgendlichen Versammlung
Respekt vor den Älteren beigebracht wird. Außerdem fielen uns in vielen
Klassen Kinder mit psychischen Behinderungen und Lernschwächen auf, die
trotzdem aktiv in den Unterricht mit eingebunden und von den Schülern gleich
behandelt werden.
Wir sind
wirklich froh zweimal die Woche unterrichten zu dürfen und so den Schülern ein
bisschen europäische Kultur näherbringen zu können.
Three months are over by now. Three months full of
exciting bus rides, hot and fresh chais and delicious snacks. But clearly also
three months of work in India.
In addition to our office work in VOSARD’s office in Kumily, we also started teaching twice a week in two schools.
The Saint Domenics school is a comparatively small school from 1st to 4th standard, as the Saint Thomas school is much bigger with students from 1st till 10th grade.
Even though both schools are Christian schools they differ a lot in their size, facilities, routines and school rules. Nevertheless, religious rituals are included in the daily life at both schools.
Every other day at the Saint Thomas School starts with an assembly, for instance. The students have to stand in a row, put in order by age and gender. There is always one class in charge of the content of the assembly. The students have to prepare speeches about some aspects of the daily life and perform religious songs.
As you are only allowed to speak English in school, the principle forces students to hold a speech in front of the whole school as a kind of punishment, if they get caught speaking Malayalam.
In Saint Domenics a choir of students presents the following
song after lunch right before the afternoon lessons start.In addition to our office work in VOSARD’s office in Kumily, we also started teaching twice a week in two schools.
The Saint Domenics school is a comparatively small school from 1st to 4th standard, as the Saint Thomas school is much bigger with students from 1st till 10th grade.
Even though both schools are Christian schools they differ a lot in their size, facilities, routines and school rules. Nevertheless, religious rituals are included in the daily life at both schools.
Every other day at the Saint Thomas School starts with an assembly, for instance. The students have to stand in a row, put in order by age and gender. There is always one class in charge of the content of the assembly. The students have to prepare speeches about some aspects of the daily life and perform religious songs.
As you are only allowed to speak English in school, the principle forces students to hold a speech in front of the whole school as a kind of punishment, if they get caught speaking Malayalam.
“Bind us together Lord, bind us together
with cords that cannot be broken
Bind us together Lord, Bind us together Lord,
Bind us together with love
There is only one God, there is only one King,
There is only one body, that is we sing.”
with cords that cannot be broken
Bind us together Lord, Bind us together Lord,
Bind us together with love
There is only one God, there is only one King,
There is only one body, that is we sing.”
In both
schools the students sit divided into boys and girls on each side of the
classroom. Furthermore, group work is done separately as girls would not join a
group of boys to work together on one task.
In general, the learning methods differ from those in Germany. Working in a group and individual work are usually not promoted in the schools. As all students will answer the questions of the teacher synchronously, the students just have to learn the subject matters by hard instead of being motivated to overthink methods and applying their knowledge.
In general, the learning methods differ from those in Germany. Working in a group and individual work are usually not promoted in the schools. As all students will answer the questions of the teacher synchronously, the students just have to learn the subject matters by hard instead of being motivated to overthink methods and applying their knowledge.
We were surprised
by the fact that the students were taught to show respect to all elderlies and
teachers. In addition to that, we appreciated the way of active inclusion. As
also mentally disabled children and children with learning disabilities attend
the lessons and are treated equally, they are actively included in the daily
school life.
We are glad
to have the great opportunity to teach twice a week and to give the students an
understanding of European culture.
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