My professional visits have all been superb! I'm learning a lot about the Chilean system of education and one of the greatest lessons, thus far, has been that many problems are universal. We have visited one technical high school, one adult high school (that also serves the deaf), one rural mountain high school, and one of the most prestigious universities in the country, the University of Chile.
One of the more interesting things, to the general blog reader, is that Chile has passed a national law that all citizens must have a Colegio certificate (their equivalent to our high school diploma) in order to be a legal worker. It doesn't matter if you are a street sweeper... you must have this diploma to be legally employed. The government is even working retroactively to certify police that entered the profession before the law was in effect. Amazing!
Most of all, I am inspired by the dedication of the teachers, administrators, and volunteers that are working to the bone to affect positive change here in Santiago. Bravo to all of these incredible people. I hope to take home some of this enthusiasm back to Carolina del Norte!
I love reading your blog. I can feel the excitement and interest through your words. Thank you for sharing. Keep enjoying yourself, but know we miss you!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you're enjoying it. I wish I could be writing about everything that I'm seeing and doing. It's crazy how much power-packed adventure every day brings. Hope all is well back at the home front! :)
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