This picture was taken in the school compound on the 18th of May 2023. The woman standing amist us is the proprietress of the school while the other corp members are my colleagues.
Thank God for my very good friend Hirine, I certainly would have not had much evidence to show that I was once a teacher at Dopama Model School. She took these videos while I was teaching in her class without prior information, and those are the only videos I have from Dopama Model School.
On the 15th of February 2023 I began my NYSC program. This time it is a no option case, I must have to teach whether I like it or not. My primary place of assignment was a school, a school in an interior part of Benue State. A school located in the little community of Pass Brother. Pass Brother is a community located at about 5 km before Abinsi. While I and other corp members lived in Abinsi, those of us who were assigned to Dopama Model School report to school every morning from Monday to Thursday for our teaching job. Friday was our off day, it is also our day of CDS. By implication, our weekend begins on Friday; that is if we do not have a sensitization program for to carry out.
Dopama is an amazing school with so many amazing Children, but it in located in a typical village. Having lived in the village all their lives, most of the children were completely unable to speak English, while others are only able to say some words in English. Teaching them was really difficult but amazing. The most difficult part in teaching them was being able to make them understand. Coupled with the fact that they cannot speak English, there was no way we could understand their local language since we all came from another region of the country.
In Dopama Model School, I met children with so many potential, many of them are highly intelligent but were never given the opportunity to explore. In the little villiage of Pass Brother (before Abinsi), I met children whose parents completely do not care about their education. In the school (Dopama Model School), many of the children do not come to school with books. Some others come with just a single note book for the entire lecture and their parents see no reason to care about that. The major reason why most of the parents send their children to school is simply because other children are going to school, and so they don't really care about what the children gain from being in school. All they want is that there children go out with other children every morning and come back home after school.
Truth be told, I enjoyed every of my moment with the children of Dopama Model School, I only wished I could have done more than being just their teacher. I wished I could have given a more substantial support. But still, I am happy to have had an impact.
Being a teacher is one of the most beautiful professions that exists, especially when it is exercised with a lot of love. I have not been a teacher as such, but I have taken the learning of music to many young people and I liked it, that's what my dad did, maybe I also carry it in my blood.
Your post is very nice brother, your memories of a year ago are told with much affection, but I have noticed that you have erred several times to upload these videos. I think you had problems a few days ago and today you finally shared the real post, but you should be careful with this. When a post is wrong or incomplete it is best to delete the content and make a new one so you are not penalized, as you will see your previous posts have not done well with these videos, be more alert for future editions. I know you will make it and I wish you the best in that. Thank you for being faithful every #tbt Thursday, I appreciate it very much 🙏
Thank you so much @jesuslnrs.
You are actually right about that, I made that video few days ago. Thank for always watching out for me and for correcting many my mistakes. I will definitely be more alert this time