Conducting student reading assessments at Sapwalap Elementary School
We have quite a challenge ahead of us.
Attached are the student reading level results with accompanying statistics.
It has taken quite some time to get all this data, but it is imperative that we know where we are before we start with our program. Tomorrow is Veterans Day, and Micronesians celebrate pretty much every holiday known to man, so we will get started next week. A bunch of us are headed to the outer island of Ant to go camping for the weekend. It will be difficult to get my head away from the large task in front of us, but a change of scenery is welcomed.
Despite the immensity of the challenge facing us, I know that our mission is crucial. The students here have more educational opportunities than most people in the world. The number of scholarships available to them are vast, if only they are equipped with the tools to achieve. Essentially, a motivated and diligent student in Micronesia can be educated through the graduate level for free. However, the average Micronesian student has many more challenges than their American counterparts.
Change will not happen overnight, but knowing how important our work is will certainly drive the entire MAHI team to persist throughout this great and worthy undertaking.
Pray for us!
Attached are the student reading level results with accompanying statistics.
It has taken quite some time to get all this data, but it is imperative that we know where we are before we start with our program. Tomorrow is Veterans Day, and Micronesians celebrate pretty much every holiday known to man, so we will get started next week. A bunch of us are headed to the outer island of Ant to go camping for the weekend. It will be difficult to get my head away from the large task in front of us, but a change of scenery is welcomed.
Despite the immensity of the challenge facing us, I know that our mission is crucial. The students here have more educational opportunities than most people in the world. The number of scholarships available to them are vast, if only they are equipped with the tools to achieve. Essentially, a motivated and diligent student in Micronesia can be educated through the graduate level for free. However, the average Micronesian student has many more challenges than their American counterparts.
Change will not happen overnight, but knowing how important our work is will certainly drive the entire MAHI team to persist throughout this great and worthy undertaking.
Pray for us!
6th Grade Reading Level from one of our adopted schools (P=Primary, i.e. Kindergarten; PP=Pre-Primary)
- Assessed 560 students in seven schools
- Average student is reading three grades below grade level
- 37 students are reading at Kindergarten level or below
