Deva

Bd 22 Decembrie 110 Deva, Transylvania, Romania

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Social Context of Education in Romania

A travel blog entry by twoteachers

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In the preschool that I teach there are three nationalities, Hungarians, Romanians, and the Roma (commonly called gypsy or "cigany"). The relationships among these nationalities are quite complex. Hungarians are minorities in Romania and they are often discriminated against and have worse work opportunities than Romanians. For a long time, Hungarians were forbidden from speaking in their native language. They would ...

A more positive outlook...

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I was wrong. I got to meet the girl who will be replacing me in the kindergarten. We sat down for about an hour and I told her about the routine I developed for the class. She even wrote the score for the afternoon song that we sing each day. It makes me so happy to know that she will try to continue and build upon the work that I have done. I am so happy! ...

Outlook...

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... story time, musical chairs, circle games, singing songs, the color of the day, etc. Each day, there are fewer and fewer "discipline" problems as the children learn what I expect from them and as I learn more and more about each child and his or her unique needs. It seems like such a shame to let it go to waste. I wrote down my routine and hopefully I will find someone that I can give it to, but it is doubtful. No one really even knows what I have been doing in ...

Harsh Life in the Mountains

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Today, David and I tagged along with Gabor and Joli Neni, two caretakers at Deva. They were dropping off supplies for a family who lives on a mountaintop in an old mining village. Years ago, there was a mine in the area, that provided jobs to many, many people. At that time, the village was full of life. Since then, the mine has closed down and a handful of families ...

Walking on Stilts around Deva Castle

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... you were to view the castle from above, you would see that it most resembles a circle, with little spikes radiating away from it. Similar to how someone might draw a sun with sun-rays eminating from the it. These protruding walls were connected with long stilts.
Furthermore, the farther the stilts were from the circular main part of the castle, the higher the walls were from which we could fall. The family had turned back at ...

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