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just six classes in an educational system where teachers help students before exams by telling them exactly what to study. “It’s small. It’s kind of fun,” she says of RCHS, “It’s different.”
She’s just as glad that her credits won’t transfer to her school back home. “I don’t have to be scared about grades," she says.
The boring part about RCHS is studying the same subjects all semester. In Finl^id, courses change every six weeks and the students are tested over that material. “Here everything is same, same, same,” she says.
Even the school day here is the same whether it’s Monday or Friday, fall or spring. In Finland, the average day starts at about eight in the morning and lasts until four or five o’clock “but varies. I like change. I hate doing everything the same, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. That kills me.”
But Maarit hasn’t been bored staying with the McNears. While practicing her English, she has taught sixyear-old Laura how to count in Finnish.
Laura giggles whenever she thinks about her favorite fantasy. What if Maarit got back to Finland and only remembered how to speak English? Then she would have to teach all her old friends how to speak English.
It’s funny, but not likely. For as Mrs. McNear noted, the one quality Maarit has in abundance is adaptability.
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