Computer classes here are out of control. Mozambicans have no computer skills and those that they do have include playing music and DVDs and giving every computer every virus possible. In a country with minimal technology they sure do have their share of viruses. Hence, the teacher computer that has the projector is infected with a virus that makes a pop-up window block everything that you try to do, making it impossible for them to see anything I want them to do. Luckily enough my school is equipped with a large nice computer lab with A/C and about 50 computers. Unfortunately there is no specific program for me to follow and only about half of the computers are usable.
Then all the kids do is bring in zip drives and cds of music and dvds. There were boys watching rap videos with topless women dancing. Plus due to a scheduling confusion we had about 4 classes worth of kids coming in. The professor that got the scheduling confused then decided to leave since there were so many kids. I caught him going out the door and jokingly said “Esta a fugir? (Are you fleeing?)” and his response was “For sure. This is out of control”. Well, thanks a bunch for the support.
Oh, and I am also the “Delgada da disciplina” aka head of the department, so I’m thinking of abusing my power and laying down some laws. I’m going to go into the computer lab and re-organize all the computers so the functioning ones are together in one area. Then I am deleting all the downloaded music and videos off the computers and banning all CDs and flash drives from entering the room. Then maybe I could actually teach them some useful skills. Now I just have to get up the nerve to tell my fellow professor and get the time to do it. Ugh, and explain it all in Portuguese.
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