Photos would help, but until I can post them, my words will have to suffice. Our day began with breakfast at King's Academy with Saleh, our host from the Ministry of Education. Saleh just returned from a 20-day conference in China where officials from developing nations strategized on how to use education as a means to improve the economies of those countries. In plain English, education for these countries isn't merely for the joy of learning. It's for an improved way of life.
Heading to our first official visit of the day, we watched as a Honda in front of us suddenly spun off the highway onto a lower embankment! Our driver pulled over, as did another car, and Saleh, Kevin, and Vivek joined a roadside crew of Jordanian men to help the frazzled woman. She was so nervous, she started to put the car in reverse when Vivek and Kevin jumped behind it to push her. Luckily, she switched gears and the group managed to push her out of the ditch. Teachers are always saying we're "in the trenches." This gave new meaning to the phrase.
Heading to our first official visit of the day, we watched as a Honda in front of us suddenly spun off the highway onto a lower embankment! Our driver pulled over, as did another car, and Saleh, Kevin, and Vivek joined a roadside crew of Jordanian men to help the frazzled woman. She was so nervous, she started to put the car in reverse when Vivek and Kevin jumped behind it to push her. Luckily, she switched gears and the group managed to push her out of the ditch. Teachers are always saying we're "in the trenches." This gave new meaning to the phrase.
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