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Threshing Grass, Playing Volleyball, and Worshiping God: Part 3/3 of my Tanzanian Village School

March 2, 2014 brandonferdig Uncategorized

This is the last in a three-part series about my African village school. Next week, we dive into the village[…]

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My Tanzanian Village School: Lunch and Lectures

February 23, 2014 brandonferdig Uncategorized

As the morning of my first day at my village school came to a close, I was back in my[…]

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I’ve Moved To Africa: The Start of a New Adventure

January 26, 2014 brandonferdig Uncategorized

So far I’ve seen a zebra alongside the road like I would a deer in Minnesota, heard a goat crying[…]

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A School Without Computers

August 29, 2013 brandonferdig Uncategorized

As you may have read earlier this month, I was asked to help a school in Tanzania, Africa raise money[…]

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Traveling, Teaching, and Helping a School in East Africa

August 9, 2013 brandonferdig Uncategorized

I’m helping a school in Tanzania get computers for their students. I plan to travel there this winter and “take[…]

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Adventures in Subbing: Inner City School pt 2

February 14, 2013 brandonferdig Uncategorized

Part one was about the hoopla; this post is about the nuts and bolts of the student struggles in North[…]

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Adventures in Subbing: Inner City School pt 1

February 6, 2013 brandonferdig Uncategorized

I walked into the class knowing that it would be a little tougher than other places I taught. I based[…]

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Adventures in Subbing: The Achievement Gap

February 1, 2013 brandonferdig Uncategorized

I sat on a tiny chair while the 22 Kindergarteners I was assisting this day sat cross-legged on the large, plush[…]

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Adventures in Subbing pt 1: From the Mouths of Babes

November 1, 2012 brandonferdig Uncategorized

Because I’m yet to make millions from my blog, I decided to start working as a substitute teaching assistant (TA).[…]

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A New Plateaus Christmas: )

December 22, 2011 brandonferdig Uncategorized

Let’s go back to my year in China for a moment. In fact, let’s turn it back exactly one year.[…]

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