Prampram D/A basic School. (Episode 6. 2/2)

"Our parents brought us up very well. My father never laid a hand on my mother. We have always been a happy family. My father takes my twin sisters to school every morning before he goes to work. He has much respect for education and quite different from the other men in my community. My mother sells food to the fishermen and fishmongers. She does other businesses too.
Recently, my teacher said, "ladies who do not get higher education are normally been taken advantage of by their partners" My heart beats and I get scared when I think of it, I see my sister ending up like that if she does not change her mind.
I want to further my education after here. My deepest fear is to give up on my schooling and end up  like my older siblings. They are not doing bad but I feel they can earn enough if they further their education.
 I wake up very early these days and read my notes before I join the 30 minutes route to school. I don't want to end up like my older siblings and I don't want them to be victims of what my teacher mentioned the other time. These days, I pray God changes their mind and return to school someday.
 I am not really certain about my future career but I know I want to setup a big business, help the young girls in my community and build a better house for my family someday"

Prampram D/A Basic School. (Episode 6. 1/2)

"I am in for 1. I am the 4th of 7 children. My older siblings dropped out of school after J.H.S. They are all working now. My brothers come home on weekends.
My big sister is very hardworking and disciplined. She is very different from the girls in my community. I believe she will go far if she continues her education but she doesn't want to further her education anyway. She's been working for almost 3 years now. She never complains of the load of work.
I am afraid she will end up working for people all her life since she hasn't got much education and hardly speaks up. The 5th child is different from all of us,she prefers to sit behind a book than to run errands. She seems to be very focused. We know she will go far."

Prampram D/A Basic School. ( Episode 5)

Today in micro-fashion.

Prampram D/A Basic School (Episode 4)

"I have been working with the lower primary for a very long time. Such classes are mostly managed by older teachers since it is assumed they have more time, patience and work with little children better.
I don't like office work, it keeps you tensed up and you can't forget your problems. It comes with too much pressure and seriousness. I like working with the children, they make me forget my worries. There is always something to laugh about. I barely go to the Staff Room, I don't want to miss the fun in class. The children are very smart and interesting.
Anytime I have a bad day at home or receive a phone call that negatively affects my mood, I know the classroom is the remedy to my problem. The classroom is the cure.
It has solved all my problems, it is my counselor. I find happiness here.
 Recently, one of the kids did something that made me laugh out loud so much that I started shedding tears, I had to stay outside the class for a while. I was scared they will stop doing all the things they did to heal and make me happy if they saw tears coming from my eyes."

Prampram D/A Basic School. Episode 3.

"I am in form 1. I am the only boy in the school who puts on a blue short to class. I'm very popular in the school.My friends call me "Ashaiman". Some say I walk and dress like a "gangster". The children in the lower school are my fans. They always come to me when people bully them, I don't fight back,I just warn the bullies.
I love to make  things out of wood, I work with a carpenter now. My friends normally tease me about my love for carpentry but the last time a nail tore a lady's dress, I was the first person who was called to take it out. I help the teachers and my colleagues at home sometimes. The job can't be done without Ashaiman's hand.
I am not really good at classroom work. I had a poor primary school education. I was also very truant in school and I am paying for all of that now. There are many things my colleagues in class can do that I can't. I don't feel different among them, I am able to work with them and a few help me sometimes.
I love carpentry because it puts money in my pocket. I go to the workshop after school each day but I don't get the chance to learn a lot. These days I don't come to school on Fridays, I spend the whole day with my master. I saw you at the primary block on Thursday,and I heard you will be coming again on Friday,so I told my master after school I have a test on Friday.
 This Friday was quite different from the others, I enjoyed the class and had the chance to play soccer again. Maybe, I will have to tell my master to let me work full time on weekends"

Prampram D/A Basic School

"I am in class 4. I am the shortest student in the class but the smartest among the rest. My mother runs a provision store in town. I assist her at the store after class everyday. I mostly help with writing all the names of items that people normally ask for when they come around but my main job is to assist customers who can't communicate in the local language. Most of the customers like me, they normally allow me to keep the change. I make more money on weekends because I stay longer.
Sometimes, people come to buy on credit, others try to play tricks on me when they come, a few come to beg but a large number pay fully. Recently, a friend helped me design and paste "Items are not sold on credit" on the gate of the store. I can't tell if it wasn't seen or it wasn't understood but I know since the day it was pasted, more people come in to buy on credit. I think I will have to explain  the phrase to my mother this weekend.
 I love working at the store. It helps me with calculations and I get to meet and talk to many people. I get lots of advice from the older people too. I had the highest score in Math recently. Someday when I grow taller into a woman like my mother, I want to have a bigger store and make lots of money"

Prampram D/A Basic School (Episode 1)

"We have been friends since class 4. We are in form 1 now. His mother is always scared to see him stand on my bike this way,so he meets me a few meters from his house every morning. I don't have a bell on my bike,so he mostly makes a funny noise when people cross our path. We ride around for about 30 minutes visiting friends before we finally set off home.
 We don't have much chores because our elder siblings are mostly around. Last term I took the 5th position in class while he was 4th. This term,we both want to set a new record, we want to take the first position. I'm very good at math, he loves reading but I still help him with his math home work.

The last time we fought,he walked 2 miles home alone and I pushed my bicycle home alone. Since that day, we've been looking out for each other. We are more like brothers now. He wants to be a Doctor and I want to be a Pilot. We have big dreams too"