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To the editor.
I hope a few letters may keep Rappahannock readers informed on the lifestyles in England and give them a slight taste of “school life” miles away in Cradley Heath, England.
I would like to thank all the groups and individuals who responded to the request for financial support. All the contributions helped to make my participation in the Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program possible. Teaching here in a school of approximately 900 students sounds like a big change from RCHS, but in actuality it is not.
The school is divided into two separate schools about one mile apart. I teach students 11 and 12 years old in the “lower school” and students 13-15, sometimes even 16, years old in the “upper school.” The majority of the students do not go on to higher education and school is over for them at age 16.
In both schools, my primary teaching concern is woodworking in the Craft-Design Technology Department. I teach six classes of woodworking besides technical drawing and metal work, like at RCHS. I am also teaching two new classes, remedial math and art class. I wish I could have sat in on some of Mr. Bomberger’s lessons. It sure would help me now.
Though, overall classes are going well and I am adjusting to the new school and the new system. I am learning not only new teaching methods but a new culture, a new language and an awful lot of history. I would love to share all my experiences with those at home but it is hard to decide where to begin. After a lot of thought, I’ve come to the conclusion that just describing a typical day would be the best way to share an “English School.”
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