So we are now in Surin, Thailand. Makaylo and Morgana have been teaching at the local school where their are 25 - 30 kids in a class, they each teach two classes, one class with 7yr. olds and one with 9-10yr. olds. I've taken on the role as their assistant, assisting both of them by handing out assignments, and helping the kids once they give them an assignment. I also help them in the evenings as they get together the lesson plan for the next day. It's been great watching the kids in this role of "teacher"; I think it's also been nice for them to see me in the role of "assistant". Although they have really embraced this role they are very clear that this is not what they want to do in the future, but they now have a new appreciation for teachers.

It's amazing and humbling to see these young kids so eager to learn. I think it's really good for my kids to see this and understand how fortunate they are and to not take their education for granted.  You can see that the funds are not there for the kids to have qualified teachers, so the schools are more than happy when a child of 13 or 17 volunteers to come and teach, and the kids let us know how appreciative they are by really paying attention and focusing on what's being taught.