Yesterday we rented a motor scooter and we rode down the west side of the island of Ko Chang. The road was really hilly in some places and I almost lost control on a hairpin curve at the top of a very steep hill. On the way we found a rural elementary school and a day care center. We went to talk to the children and their teacher of the after school program. She was young and very friendly and she answered some questions. We communicated using gestures. We found out that the children were all different ages from three to twelve years old. We observed the children were relating to each other and playing so nice. The children seemed to be happy although they didn't have manipulatives or other toys. I noticed that there was only one teacher to attend to about 25 children.
What also caught our attention was the library and to see that there was no supervison there. There was a pile of books discarded on the floor and not being taken care of. The children were watching television and there was no librarian there or any adult supervising in the library.
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