Despite having visited a number of local schools, I still had very little understanding of what these teachers’ lives were like. \u00a0The workshop was eye-opening. \u00a0I was so impressed with the teachers’ eloquence, dedication, quick wit, teamwork, and adaptability. \u00a0We only had five hours in which to make these stories; it would have been a lot to accomplish in a day and a half. \u00a0As a result, some people got further through the process than others.<\/p>\n
Images were our biggest problem, though a couple of people had trouble with recording in GarageBand. \u00a0The teachers had been asked to bring images to illustrate their stories, but they didn’t expect to be writing personal stories, and we had no free time in which they could gather images. \u00a0So people were scrambling over lunch time and at the end of the day to find images that might work. \u00a0Some people just inserted photos not relevant to their project in order to practice with the technology. \u00a0 And because the end of the day was so chaotic, with almost everyone staying up to an hour after the end of the workshop to get something they could take home, I didn’t get any signed permission forms. \u00a0I asked Hassan via email if he could ask about permissions for me; \u00a0Hassan and Ahmed conferred with the teachers and gave me permission to post the stories as evidence of the work that we did together. \u00a0I am including all stories that had complete voice-overs. \u00a0I will add English-subtitled versions of each story as soon as possible. \u00a0I have added titles to most of the stories, to make it easier to see which might be of interest.<\/p>\n
Ismail Bahsaine, The mustache<\/a> Noura Yoar, The snake<\/a> Hayat El Allaoui, Struggling to study Hanan Ghouzdami, Creativity under pressure<\/a> Sokina Essaidi, Farewell<\/a> Siham Kadiri, Coming and Going<\/a> Latifa Erraoui, A visit with friends<\/a> Abderrahmane Maoukil, Power<\/a> Youssef Ait Ouamar, A tale of two families<\/a> Raja Ezzoubaeiri, The end of a student’s career<\/a> Mohamed Elomari, Responsibilities<\/a> Lahcen Hizem Despite having visited a number of local schools, I still had very little understanding of what these teachers’ lives were like. \u00a0The workshop was eye-opening. \u00a0I was so impressed with the teachers’ eloquence, dedication, quick wit, teamwork, and adaptability. \u00a0We only had five hours in which to make these stories; it would have been a … Continue reading Telouet stories: rural teachers<\/span>
\nIsmail was the first to finish his story, and I promptly appointed him chief assistant: he spent an hour or so helping his fellow teachers pull their stories together. \u00a0The first image is a heavily pixelated photo of a man with a mustache. \u00a0Subtitled here.<\/a><\/p>\n
\nNoura started by saying she had no story to tell, but her fellow teachers disagreed. \u00a0“The snake, the snake: tell the story of the snake!” \u00a0She didn’t have time to include photos, but her voiceover is fabulous. \u00a0Subtitled here.<\/a><\/p>\n
\nHayat tells of her frustration with an unprepared student, and how her feelings changed as she heard his story. \u00a0There was not enough time for Hayat to integrate photos all the way through the story.<\/p>\n
\nWhat happens when students are gathered to take an exam, but there are no copies of the exam to give them?<\/p>\n
\nSaying goodbye to a beloved uncle.<\/p>\n
\nBecoming integrated into the village and teaching communities–then having to leave again.<\/p>\n
\nStarting a tour of duty as a teacher in this region.<\/p>\n
\nFinding a way to bring electricity to the classroom.<\/p>\n
\nHow do families help children succeed or fail?<\/p>\n
\nA favorite student has to stop her studies.<\/p>\n
\nArranging an outing for a cohort of teachers. \u00a0(Mohamed didn’t have time to find or take photos to match his story perfectly, so he practiced integrating image and words with existing photos from the group.)<\/p>\n
\nLahcen worked on the story after the workshop, and posted it to the group’s googledrive. \u00a0The link he sent me hasn’t worked, but I hope to access the story and post it here eventually.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"