The day of a math test, a student approached me saying he couldn’t take the test.
“Why?” I asked.
He showed me his hand – his writing hand.
Due to a parasite, it was swollen and black. He was partially correct. There was no way he could use his normal hand to write.
I was faced with a decision. His hand may never get better. If that is the case, he will have to learn how to write with his other hand.
“You are going to take the test.” I said. “Use your off hand and don’t worry about time or penmanship.
I told him he could finish the test at my house over lunch if he failed to finish on time. I gave him computer paper allowing him more space to work. He finished on time with a passing grade. Too tough? I think not.
Add parasites to the long list of obstacles facing education in Loumana:1. 80+ kids per class
2. Limited textbooks
3. Classes taught in a second language
4. Strikes
5. No lights*
6. Parasite infested limbs
*Working on solution in soon to be introduced solar panel project. Keep an eye out for it on my blog and Facebook in the near future.
That's pretty neat. Today your dad was talking about parasites in Zoology class. He mentioned that he's concerned for you over there. I thought that was just interesting that you would both encounter parasites on the same day but on separate continents!
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