On the Road.. just 5 minutes to decide??

Saying bye Bømlo, bye Føyno, stood happily on the bus stop to go further on to our tour. The moment of getting into the bus to the destination didnt come when we got to know that we were expected there on 28th March. eh...? communication gap!

We didnt know what to do and where to go. The bus was just in 5 minutes and we had to decide on it. We had a situtional laugh for sometime and then rang up Inger Lise to get her opinion and for sure it was a worry for her as she didnt know how to help. With her trust on us to make our own decision we decided we should go till Bergen. Rang up Karoline our friend who was supposed to host us after 28th march but open-handedly welcomed us to her place. That was a relief when were on the road.

Now landed up in Bergen and will go to our planned destintion on the expected date.

Everything was planned before beginning but spontaniety helps:)

Good booster to our tour. Seriously worth remembering!!!

Far away!!

'leaving leaving all the day
leaving leaving far away.


boring boring boring all the day
boring boring boring far way.


Waitng waiting all the day
waiting waiting far away.'



Finally all our friends are coming back and also the lively atmosphere. And all our boring days are gonna end.



Yeh!!!!:) :) :) :) :).......ohooo!!!

No Grades!!

'Its hard to imagine schools without exams atleast for us. But everything that is out of our imagination cannot be out of existance!!'



Yes, Norwegian schools till the 10th grade do not have exams, no grading system! It was surprising for me to know this and i wondered how does the education ensures that the children acquire of what they are suppose to. When I asked this to one of the teacher at the school, she told me that exams are not the only way to make this happen. There are other ways for example: making them realize, helping them in things they have problems with, having a good contact with them,building up their creativity,etc which are very important for the all round development of a child.


Now, when I say no grading system I mean that they are not marked on how much they have acquired. They have tests to see their progress. And for for subjects like social science and natural science, they check on whether the child has understood the concept and not just the 'definitions'.


This reminds me of my school days when i had to memorize the definitions sometimes without understanding it. Everytime we had tests, we used to be more interested in the marks the other person got.


Ofcourse, it has its own disadvantages. Of what i have observed: some of them take it very lightly thinking it wont make a difference, low competence level which is very necessary in the society, sometimes its hard for teachers to make sure everything is understood.


The point is not to debate about the education systems but to accept and adopt some of it into one anothers in trying to make it better.

. -Afreen