Tutoring the Chicas

Every day we have study hall with the girls. The younger girls go to school in the morning and then older ones (high school) go to school in the afternoon. The girls do their homework out of paper notebooks. They copy down what the teacher writes on the board, and then do the homework later. After lunch, the younger girls do their chores, and then do study hall. The older girls have study hall in the evening after dinner. There are so many things to work on, and so many lessons on patience (for us). Some of the girls are having troubles with their 2 and 3 times tables. Some don’t like to do homework period (just like us in the States!) and others don’t understand and comprehend it. Kelly and I were helping one the girls with her English homework the other night, and noticed that the teacher could not even spell it right. It was spelled “Inglish.” In another section, they were trying to say, “I am Chinese,” or “I am Japanese,” but the examples given were,” I am China,” and “I am Japan.” We have had some fun things to work through. They also write out their division a little different down here. It all takes a little getting used to, but this is an incredible opportunity for us to help in bettering the girls’ education, because as you now know, it is limited.