The man who ran one of the most gruelling marathons in the world is a math teacher in UWC. The race that he took part is over a course of 6 days, and in those 6 days, you have to run 240km. On top of this, you have to run in the blistering heat of Read More…
Tag: Grade 9
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Stories in a maximum security prison – Martin Suarez
During the course of writers fortnight, we have had four different talks about four intriguing situations, from four outstanding teachers. Mr Suarez’s journey started at age 16 when he used to go with his school teacher to prisons and watch what would take place there. He was surprised to see the amount of love and Read More…
Writers Fortnight – Growing up in Apartheid South Africa
As a part of writers fortnight, we had a teacher from our school come in and give a talk about growing up during a time when South Africa was racially segregated. As a result of South Africa being apartheid, everyone who wasn’t white was treated as minorities and didn’t have the same rights that the Read More…
Writers Fortnight – Prison to Page – Chris Huntington
We had a talk by one of our school teachers Mr Huntington, as a part of writers fortnight. During this, he talked about his previous job in a correctional facility/medium security prison in Indiana where he had worked for 10 years. According to Mr Huntington, he had taught in a prestigious and privileged school but Read More…
Featured Article : Omer and his Cousin
Omer Rehan is a student in Grade 9 in UWC, with a cousin that is currently 7 years old. As it was “writer’s fortnight”, Omer came in and decided to talk about his cousin who suffers for a disorder known as autism. Prior to this talk, I did not have much background knowledge regarding this Read More…
Hard News – Khmer Rouge
An article published in 2009 by The Guardian is based on the gruesome actions of the Khmer Rouge’s chief torture in a notorious jail that is feared by people throughout Cambodia. It features a range of ghastly details and a number of apologetic quotes. We can see that the Chief has tried his best to Read More…
Strengths
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Goals
I think one of my goals and top priorities right now in regards to goals would me to improve my communication skills verbally. To achieve this goal I can start contributing to class discussions even more than what I already do. I am also doing MUN which will really help in the long run and Read More…
Study tips and workflow
Something you can do to increase or improve your workflow is too not to stay on one subject or topic for a long period of time. This way you can stay engaged in whatever you are doing and always put in your best effort as you won’t get bored or fed up of what you are Read More…
My Language World Assessment
Why do I speak as I do and how does my language define me? English has evolved. My idiolect has evolved over the years. The way I speak and this is true for many people is mainly based on the situation I am in and is commonly known as code-switching. During the conversations with my family, Read More…