Friday!!!
Friday was a day spent mostly in classes and talking with students. First thing in the morning we went to another site, where Thomas teaches and is hosting Matt (another American). He had arranged to let us sit in on two classes: an English grammar for business and a Marketing and Communications class. Both were very interesting.
We the were introduced to the Business@School program. All students in the Netherlands do internships as part of their education. For some it is difficult to find places to do their internships and for others, like those who have physical handicaps it can be even harder. The Business@School allows students to carry out an internship with a business or organization remotely, working from the school in the Business@School offices. It's fascinating how much emphasis placed on internships here, even at such a young age. I think it can be really beneficial for students to get real experience early one. I think it's one thing we can do better in the US.
After a nice lunch in the cafeteria Lisbeth took me to another school so I could visit an agriculture program. We met with two teachers and one students who was doing some tractor work, learning how to clean the ditches (it's something all farmers have to do yearly here). The teachers explained a little bit about their philosophy at the school ... Learning by Doing, which of course we do do well, at least in California. It was a very fun and interesting stop.
We had enough time after this last school stop to go to a farm/garden/pet store to buy a souvenir for myself ... klompen ... Dutch wooden shoes. I got real ones ... that Dutch people actually use. Yes, many Dutch still wear them while working in the garden or on the farm. They are fairly comfortable.
We ended the day with some drinks with colleagues and then a pizza dinner. John and Case (from Reedley) surprised me by showing up from three hours away. They are going spend the night in Groningen and go with us on our outing tomorrow.
Tot Ziens!
We the were introduced to the Business@School program. All students in the Netherlands do internships as part of their education. For some it is difficult to find places to do their internships and for others, like those who have physical handicaps it can be even harder. The Business@School allows students to carry out an internship with a business or organization remotely, working from the school in the Business@School offices. It's fascinating how much emphasis placed on internships here, even at such a young age. I think it can be really beneficial for students to get real experience early one. I think it's one thing we can do better in the US.
After a nice lunch in the cafeteria Lisbeth took me to another school so I could visit an agriculture program. We met with two teachers and one students who was doing some tractor work, learning how to clean the ditches (it's something all farmers have to do yearly here). The teachers explained a little bit about their philosophy at the school ... Learning by Doing, which of course we do do well, at least in California. It was a very fun and interesting stop.
We had enough time after this last school stop to go to a farm/garden/pet store to buy a souvenir for myself ... klompen ... Dutch wooden shoes. I got real ones ... that Dutch people actually use. Yes, many Dutch still wear them while working in the garden or on the farm. They are fairly comfortable.
We ended the day with some drinks with colleagues and then a pizza dinner. John and Case (from Reedley) surprised me by showing up from three hours away. They are going spend the night in Groningen and go with us on our outing tomorrow.
Tot Ziens!
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