Next Story Africans' visit is a learning experience Jeff Frank North County Times Visiting teachers from East Africa found things quite different in Escondido, both in and out of the classroom. Four of the five teachers who journeyed to San Diego County as part of a Rotary Group Study Exchange spent Monday and Tuesday in city schools, observing classes and answering questions from curious students. Team leader Martin Kiyaga, who visited Valley High School, found the variety of technology available to students here most interesting. Schools in his native Uganda lack computers and other advanced communication tools.
Classes here are much smaller, and students spend more time on their own than in Uganda.
Teachers lecture to groups of 80 to 90 students in his country. Both Kiyaga and Magut had good things to say about Escondido. Magut found trips to North County Fair and Costco overwhelming. There are so many varieties of one thing. I went in knowing what to buy and left without buying anything.