{"id":3671,"date":"2016-03-13T19:48:56","date_gmt":"2016-03-13T19:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?p=3671"},"modified":"2016-03-31T21:37:25","modified_gmt":"2016-03-31T21:37:25","slug":"ethiopian-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?p=3671","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopia Style Classroom in USA"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>I wish I could go to the Ethiopian schools and learn what they learn and see their beautiful country.\u00a0<em>Qiana<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It was great we learned everything we know now from you. The shiro was delicious. Thumbs up for you dude.\u00a0<em>Idris<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3684\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3684\" style=\"width: 624px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-12-1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3684\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?attachment_id=3684\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-12-1.jpg?fit=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"624,468\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5c&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1456491555&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.12&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"school 27 12 &#8211; 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-12-1.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-12-1.jpg?fit=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-3684 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-12-1.jpg?resize=624%2C468\" alt=\"school 27 12 - 1\" width=\"624\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-12-1.jpg?w=624&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-12-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3684\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Third Grade \u2022 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA \u2022\u00a0Indianapolis Public Schools \u2022\u00a0School CFI 27<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>My son Ashenafi&#8217;s 3rd grade class is studying about classrooms and schools<br \/>\nin other places globally. His school is The Center for Inquiry\u2014School 27 which is in\u00a0the Indianapolis Public School system in Indiana, United States. <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3676\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?attachment_id=3676\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-4-1.jpg?fit=401%2C301&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"401,301\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5c&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1456489173&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.12&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"school 27 4 &#8211; 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-4-1.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-4-1.jpg?fit=401%2C301&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3676\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-4-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"school 27 4 - 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-4-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-4-1.jpg?w=401&amp;ssl=1 401w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>My son&#8217;s\u00a0teacher invited me to\u00a0come into his classroom \u00a0and share about Ethiopia and Ethiopian schools since I&#8217;ve traveled to Ethiopia often to collaborate with schools, and my children were born in Ethiopia. The neighboring 3rd grade classroom also joined us. I decided the best manner of having a sense of schools in Ethiopia was conducting a class, Ethiopian styled. It was my goal for the students to appreciate\u00a0\u00a0children everywhere are curious learners with as much to learn and share as all childrenglobally.\u00a0And about\u00a0teachers in Ethiopia who are professional educators in one of the\u00a0world&#8217;s oldest countries. And some history\u00a0for\u00a0\u00a0students to better know about Ethiopia on their journey of learning and discovery. The one hour classroom included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3679\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?attachment_id=3679\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-7-1.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5c&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1456490692&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.12&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"school 27 7 &#8211; 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-7-1.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-7-1.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3679\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-7-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"school 27 7 - 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-7-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-7-1.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>having the students in small groups with one student leading each group;<\/li>\n<li>wearing a white lab coat as I, \u00a0the teacher, was facilitating a math lesson with each group having a 100 Birr note (Ethiopian money) and having to determine its&#8217; value in US Dollars knowing the<br \/>\nconversion rate of 20-1;<\/li>\n<li>learning about (briefly) Aksum and the Kingdom of Aksumite with students posing questions and copying information into their exercise books;<\/li>\n<li>making a soccer ball (futbol) out of paper and tape to model being resourceful which they used during recess later in the day;<\/li>\n<li>sharing photos from Ethiopian schools from my trips to Ethiopia collaborating with my Ethiopian colleagues Atsede and Dagim in schools there, including a photo of historic Aksum.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-1-1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3673\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?attachment_id=3673\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-1-1.jpg?fit=560%2C420&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"560,420\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5c&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1456488864&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.12&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.041666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"school 27 1 &#8211; 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-1-1.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-1-1.jpg?fit=560%2C420&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3673\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-1-1.jpg?resize=560%2C420\" alt=\"school 27 1 - 1\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-1-1.jpg?w=560&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-1-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thank you for the wonderful experience. I liked the injera a lot. <em>Xavier\u00a0(3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0grade\u00a0student)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-17-1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3690\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?attachment_id=3690\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-17-1.jpg?fit=560%2C420&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"560,420\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1457882766&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"school 27 17 &#8211; 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-17-1.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-17-1.jpg?fit=560%2C420&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3690\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-17-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"school 27 17 - 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-17-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-17-1.jpg?w=560&amp;ssl=1 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>I think Ethiopia is so cool! I want to go their myself. <em>Eleanor\u00a0(3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0grade\u00a0student)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The food was awesome. <em>Lucy\u00a0(3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0grade\u00a0student)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Thank you for letting us make those newspaper and tape soccer [futbol] balls. <em>Brianna\u00a0(3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0grade\u00a0student)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Thank you for the shiro and did you know I loved the food you gave me and my friends. Not all my friends liked it, but mostly they did. You are a great teacher. <em>Tania\u00a0(3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0grade\u00a0student)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3693\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?attachment_id=3693\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-20-1.jpg?fit=579%2C381&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"579,381\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1457882828&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"school 27 20 &#8211; 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-20-1.jpg?fit=300%2C197&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-20-1.jpg?fit=579%2C381&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3693\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-20-1.jpg?resize=300%2C197\" alt=\"school 27 20 - 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-20-1.jpg?resize=300%2C197&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-20-1.jpg?w=579&amp;ssl=1 579w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>I loved the shiro and injera. Thank you for spending your time to make it for us. <em>Jalen\u00a0(3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0grade\u00a0student)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Please come back to share with the next 3<sup>rd<\/sup> grade. <em>Devah\u00a0(3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0grade\u00a0student)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Thank you for showing me how people in Ethiopia are and thank you for the food. It was hot and it was interesting. <em>Israel\u00a0(3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0grade\u00a0student)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-19-1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3692\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?attachment_id=3692\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-19-1.jpg?fit=615%2C453&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"615,453\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1457882809&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"school 27 19 &#8211; 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-19-1.jpg?fit=300%2C221&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-19-1.jpg?fit=615%2C453&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3692\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-19-1.jpg?resize=615%2C453\" alt=\"school 27 19 - 1\" width=\"615\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-19-1.jpg?w=615&amp;ssl=1 615w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-19-1.jpg?resize=300%2C221&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I think your cooking is awesome and I LOVED the shiro and injera. I ate \u2018til Ashu (my son) and Angel ate the rest up. <em>Karis\u00a0(3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0grade\u00a0student)<\/em><br \/>\nThank you for the food. Thank you for teaching us how to do stuff in Ethiopia. <em>Jada\u00a0(3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0grade\u00a0student)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3689\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?attachment_id=3689\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-16-1.jpg?fit=545%2C409&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"545,409\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1457882750&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"school 27 16 &#8211; 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-16-1.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-16-1.jpg?fit=545%2C409&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3689\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-16-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"school 27 16 - 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-16-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-16-1.jpg?w=545&amp;ssl=1 545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Thank you for Dad for bringing in shiro and injera from Ethiopia for the class. <em>Ashenafi\u00a0(3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0grade\u00a0student)<\/em><br \/>\nThank you Mr. Price for the shiro and injera and the math problem. <em>Devin\u00a0(3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0grade\u00a0student)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Thank you so much for teaching the class about Ethiopia. You went so far above and they loved it. Thank you! <em>Cindi Hamlow (3<sup>rd<\/sup> grade teacher)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I wish I could go to the Ethiopian schools and learn what they learn and see their beautiful country. <em>Qiana\u00a0(3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0grade student)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It was great we learned everything we know now from you. The shiro was delicious. Thumbs up for you dude. <em>Idris\u00a0(3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0grade\u00a0student)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-5-1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3677\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?attachment_id=3677\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-5-1.jpg?fit=530%2C397&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"530,397\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5c&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1456489372&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.12&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"school 27 5 &#8211; 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-5-1.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-5-1.jpg?fit=530%2C397&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3677\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-5-1.jpg?resize=530%2C397\" alt=\"school 27 5 - 1\" width=\"530\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-5-1.jpg?w=530&amp;ssl=1 530w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-5-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I wish I could go to the Ethiopian schools and learn what they learn and see their beautiful country.\u00a0Qiana It was great we learned everything we know now from you. The shiro was delicious. Thumbs up for you dude.\u00a0Idris My son Ashenafi&#8217;s 3rd grade class is studying about classrooms and schools in other places globally.&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?p=3671\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Ethiopia Style Classroom in USA<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3684,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","gallery-content-unit","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/school-27-12-1.jpg?fit=624%2C468&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7oKjh-Xd","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1494,"url":"https:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?p=1494","url_meta":{"origin":3671,"position":0},"title":"Whole School Change\u2014Whole School System Transformation","author":"admin","date":"January 13, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Addis Ababa Education Bureau \u2014 Thinking Schools Ethiopia Collaborative Model Thinking Schools Overview Thinking Schools Ethiopia (TSE) has been collaborating with educators and schools in Ethiopia for the past three years using thinking skills that are student centered life long thinking skills for all students, teachers and leadership in the\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/GTS-training-mapping-300x200.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2065,"url":"https:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?p=2065","url_meta":{"origin":3671,"position":1},"title":"Student Reflections on using Thinking Maps","author":"admin","date":"November 25, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"The above interview is with a student at Cheffie Primary School, one of the ten model schools with the Thinking Schools Ethiopia and Addis Ababa Education Bureau collaboration. \"The eight visual maps [Thinking Maps] are a different structure...to learn more about the subject...they start to develop our thinking skills...it is\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1949,"url":"https:\/\/blog.thinkingschoolsethiopia.com\/?p=1949","url_meta":{"origin":3671,"position":2},"title":"Eminence MagazineThinking Schools Ethiopia","author":"admin","date":"April 23, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"From the Eminence Magazine article on Thinking Schools Ethiopia: \"It goes without say1ng that in-service training plays tho role of enhancing teachers' competence of effectively imparting lessons. 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