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Students' Comments II
The trip to Poland
I personally liked the town of Krokuva in Poland the most. So I will be writting about it :
While visiting Poland people should really visit Krokuva. The town‘s hystorical and cultural meaning is unique. In the middle ages Krokuva was the capital of the country, even now it still has a special atmosphere of it. Other than the city-like pulse of Warsaw and it‘s skyscraper panorama, Krokuva is an authentic old town, where there‘s a lot of cosy cafes, one of the oldest universities in Europe and breath taking sacralic architecture.
The Kings‘ castle – like in a real fairytale built on a hill by a river and being guarded by a dragon (who‘s sculpture is built near the entrance to tahe lair). The Kings‘ castle is a renaissance style building. Impressive Vavel‘s cathedral built in Poland‘s guardian St. Stanislov‘s honor.
The main square of the town – one of the biggest in Europe, elegant, alive and unforgettable. In the center—the oldest markets of Poland --Sukiennice and a tower—the only piece left of the old hall. A few metres away – the gothic St. Mary‘s churc (built 1222 y.), it‘s biggest ornament—Vito Stvošo made, carved altar. One of the most beautiful traditions is Hejnal— every hour a melody from a trumpet sounds from the higher St. Mary‘s tower. The oldtown streets are full of sights, there are more than 30 museums established there.
Human made mounds (piliakalniai), the oldest one of them, bulked up by VIIa. In Kosčiuska and Pilsudskis honor, the attract crowds of tourists. Near the Pilsudskis mound lie the wide Blonia fields, which were visited by Pope Jonas Paulius the II., there were about three million participants.
Tauras Strukas (Original LT, Brigita Virbašiūtė) 8 a gr.
Students' Comments I
When we went to Poland we really liked that most of us could stay with families by two.
We had a very warm greeting, the food was great.
The second day we had to listen to presentations of discipline in schools, to tell the truth, some stuff were very boring... However the trips were certainly not boring at all. We really liked interacting with Turks and the Greeks. The turks are very sociable and out going (especially teacher Mamud) and the Greeks resembled us Lithuanians by a lot, so we had much in common. Too bad, thatsome people could hardly speak in English…It was very sweet that one of them – Adam, threw a farewell party in his house. Most of the participants of the project were there.While on the bus, going to the Polish famillies from Krokuva, playing in it, there was a lot of yoghurt, so we named the party „Yoghurt Party“. Would be really fun to participate in the project again and to go to another, different country. I would personally love going to Greece the most, because I made good friends with the Greeks, I‘m currently keeping in touch with them.
There wouldn‘t be a better thing than a chance to go there on a trip.
Egle.
Between Safety and Freedom
Teachers who were taking part in mobile to Poland had a chance to be an audience of a strange lesson which was prepared by the theatrical group from the Polish school. During that lesson students were trying to do everything to disturb the teacher and other students. Visitors at first just had to watch it, make some notice and after that discuss about difficult situations, problems which could be dangerous for freedom and safety. At second they had to work in groups and try to solve these problems or suggest a special reaction.
Below there are the results of that workshop which was organized 27th February 2009 at Polish school in Zabrze.
What is the problem?
Using mirrors, combs ...
Bulgaria: „Put in your bag!”
Greece: „Use them in the girlsroom not in my class, otherwise I`ll have your make-up done for you.”
Italy: It`s a psychological problem of self-esteem: better cooperation between school and parents, psychological support for teacher to plan activities to increase self-esteem attitude.
Lithuania: Go to the student and give the remark silently, personally; not attracting other students attention.
Poland: Order to give it back to a teacher or order to hide it.
Turkey: We sometimes detect our students bag if they bring or not. The students are away of being controlled.
Playing the fool ...
Bulgaria: „Smile! Be yourself!”
Greece: „Tell us a joke and then we`ll continue.”
Italy: Create a warm atmosphere in which irony is limited and accepted. Teacher must accept and change it in a positive way.
Lithuania: Do not react and behave differently than axpected by students. Calm reaction is necessary.
Poland: Mock (can but shouldn`t) a little bit.
Ask him/hetr to do push-ups or knee bandsJ.
Order him/her to go to a corner at the back of the class.
Turkey: If she/he insists on playing fool, first of all we try to know the reason and we send them to the councellor teacher. Later we talk about the problems with parents.
Note book missing ...
Bulgaria: „Don`t do this again!”
Greece: Extra homework
Italy: It`s necessary much more support from family. Teacher has to understand why the student has difficulties in doing homework (problems in family, difficulties in understanding her/his teaching).
Lithuania: Ask the student to explain about it after the lesson.
Poland: Bad mark to a register.
Checking student`s notes during the next lesson.
Students should report it at the beginning of the lesson.
Turkey: First we try to find the reason why they didn`t bring their books, and if she or he insists on noy obeying the rule, we try ro cooperate with their parents.
Rocking on chairs ...
Bulgaria: Stay next to her or him for a minute and say nothing!
Greece: Land yourself and settle down, please.
Italy: Just rebuke him/her (it`s a typical teenager`s attitude).
Lithuania: Remrks given personally, silently; giving only a glance towards the student.
Poland: „Don`t do that!”
„Don`t fidget!”
„Sit calm, please.”
Order to stand up or just touch the student`s shoulder.
Turkey: We prepare a sitting schedule board before hand so they have to sit their own places.
Using mobiles...
Bulgaria: Remember that they cannot use mobile-phones in the lessons.
Greece: Meet the headmaster after class.
Italy: It`s forbidden but we can make deals.
Lithuania: Rules have to be established in the classroom and punishment for breaking them.
Poland: Teachers should take mobiles and put them to a secretary office but it rarely happens.
Order to hide mobiles or to turn them off.
Turkey: If a student bring his phone we can take it at the entrance or during the lesson, because using mobiles phone is prohibited,during the lessons hours. If we take a phone, we will give it back at the end of school day.
Litter/rubish ...
Bulgaria: „Throw in the waste bin!” (show how to do this!)
Greece: „Clean all the classroom durng break.”
Italy: Make them notice their wrong behaviour and promote activity to involve students like: painting classroom`s walls, ...
Lithuania: The teacher had to pick up the rubbish herself – a good example for students.
Poland: Ask students to clean ...
Order monitors to clean the classroom.
Turkey: Security cameras are always on along the corridor, but if the class is dirty or one of the students makes it dirty, the onduty student give information who made the class dirty, so they feel themselves controlled and they don`t do that.
„I`m late ...”
Bulgaria: Never mind if it is for the first time.
Greece: „Never again ...”
Italy: I involve family and introduce activities to organize the right attitude towards school rules.
Lithuania: Just speak with a student lately and personallyy about the problems.
Poland: A student must explain why he/she is late.
A teacher notes her/his lateness in a register (all latenesses cause worse behaviour marks).
If she/he is late more than 15 min., he/she stays outside the classroom.
Turkey: If a student is late, we can`t let him enter, firstly he must take a paper from the vice manager. If he takes this paper, we let him go to the class.
Passing cribs ...
Bulgaria: Stay calm! Sometimes it works , only look at them for oa minute!
Greece: Once and for all, do please pay attention!!!
Italy: I organize group of pair work activities, cooperative learning to promote autonomy and creativity through a selfeducation process.
Lithuania: To mark the paper of the student and lower the mark!
Poland: Cheat finishes writing his/her test with the lowest mark ( with no chance for writng the same once again to improve for a better mark).
Turkey: We can change the student`s desk for that lesson and we let him to sit somewhere he doesn`t talk to anyone, bacase this time the student`s back won`t be his close friend.
Talking back ...
Bulgaria: Allow them to speak loudly and they will stop!
Greece: „Stop dissrupting your classmates and focus on your papper or book>”
Italy: Promote a warm atmosphere changing the metod of teaching: developping communication.
Lithuania: The teacher has to gove a motivated request.
Poland: - a rebuke,
- ask the student to stand up and ask to give a full answer for the question,
- writing a note in a special class note book.
Turkey: At first we warn the students not to do that behaviour. If he insists on doing that we can send him to the disciple council of the school.
„May I go to the toilet...?” and he/she is not back...
Bulgaria: Say:”Yes, but after the lesson”.
Greece: „Leave it for later !!!”
Italy: More involvment in class activities.
Lithuania: After the lesson ask the student to go to the director!
Poland: „No, of course not!”
„Do you have a doctor`s certificate?” (as a joke)
Turkey: The students may go to the toilet.
Different countries, different cultures, different schools so different ideas how to react. We do not think it is the best way to solve all these problems but we hope it could be the chance to share our experience. Maybe one day in for example Bulgarian classroom a teacher will have an occasion to use a phrase which was suggested by his/her for example Greek or Polish colleague.
After three laborious hours of workshop everyone got a lollipop as a prize and looked very satisfied. That was a great time working together with poeple you don`t know very well but so open – minded, exprienced, cheerful and creative. Well done!
PS
After all there was a high time for a final photo with sitting, standing and sticking out teachers – the partakers of that meeting.J
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