Student+discussions

CLICK HERE to read about Kibanja College in Uganda. **Students in grade 9 Torskolan in Torsås Sweden discuss:** >>
 * **School**
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 * Music
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** 1) **** The first thing that springs to mind when you hear the word school? **  - I start to think about all the homework I have to do every day after school. Sometimes I´m really tired of school. I´m tired of all the hard work, all requirements and the press from both teachers and myself.   - When I hear the word school the first thing that springs to mind is: Why can’t I just sleep today? I´m often tired in the mornings and have to stand up very early.  - School is sometimes boring, but something that I have to do.

** 2) **** What is your first memory from school ** ?  - I don’t remember that day when I started school, but I remember my first teacher whose name was Anita. I also remember that we worked in small sweet books.   - My first memory when I started school is that I didn’t like my teacher. We had a really strict teacher. And I remember that we were not aloud to go anywhere outside school.    - I remember that I went to Söderåkra school and we weren’t aloud to go anywhere. My best friend was Simone and she’s still my best friend since kindergarten.

** 3) **** Were you happy with your school? **  - Yes, in first and second grade I liked school, but after that I didn’t like it so much.   - No, I wasn’t happy with my school because I didn’t like the teachers.  - Yes, I was happy with my school.

** 4) **** Why do you think it is that many children don’t like school? **  - I think that everyone sometimes is tired of school. That’s life. Sometimes it´s good and sometimes bad.    - The teachers are very strict and they give us many assignments, difficult tests and homework.   - We have a lot of homework and too many tests every week, and I think that when you go home from school after a long day you’re not supposed to work at home.

** 5) **** What’s the most important subject you learnt in school. **  - The most important subject for me is Music, because when I’m tired of school and other stuff I play the piano instead and that makes me feel better.    - Music, because it’s fun and when you play you get happy.   - I think it´s Music, because it´s really fun to play, and when you are bored and feel stressed about things it helps to play and you start feeling better.