Today, Friday, is Education Day here in Pohnpei. The theme this year is “Striving for Excellence.” To celebrate, school was canceled and all the teachers and administrators gathered at a field to sing and dance.
I really don’t know how to follow that.
We have conducted reading assessments in Grades 6, 7 and 8 in three schools so far. I just crunched the numbers and here are the results so far:
83.5% of students are reading below grade level
31% of students are reading 4 grades or more below grade level
11% of students are reading at Kindergarten level or below, including four illiterate students
More results to come.
I really don’t know how to follow that.
We have conducted reading assessments in Grades 6, 7 and 8 in three schools so far. I just crunched the numbers and here are the results so far:
83.5% of students are reading below grade level
31% of students are reading 4 grades or more below grade level
11% of students are reading at Kindergarten level or below, including four illiterate students
More results to come.
Not only are the schools off this Friday for Education Day, they are also off Monday for UN Day and next Friday for a "student holiday." On the school calendar only Friday 10/28 is recognized as an official "holiday."
(On a more lighthearted note, check out these pictures from this past weekend. Went on the epic Six Waterfalls Hike deep in the jungle and went bottom fishing!)
