Teacher Exchange to Bangladesh

Asalam walekum again. I haven't had the time or opportunity to blog. We have been so busy I don't know where to start. We've been visiting several schools and their internet learning centers (ILCs). We have been observing classes, giving presentations, leading workshops for Bangladeshi teachers, visiting classrooms and interacting with teachers and students. We just had a two-day Global Connections and Exchange Program (GCEP) Conference at Proshika, which is one of the most established NGOs in the country. Peace Corps volunteers, Relief International- Schools Online (RI-SOL) staff, Proshika staff, American and Bangladeshi teachers gathered to discuss education in Bangladesh and the RI-SOL programs. The education system is very different here. Teachers just lecture and students memorize. There is not much interaction between teachers and students. Students are nice, friendly, very respectful and well-behaved. We did a bit of tourism also: visited the Moinamoti Ruins (Buddhist temple) and the Sundarbans forest where we had a nice ferryboat ride. We had meetings with a few NGOs such as BARD (Bangladesh Assiociation for Rural Development), Rupantar and Proshika. Bangladesh is the NGO capital of the world. Tonight we are having a farewell dinner since one of the teachers is leaving tomorrow. Please blog!