This is my diary about how I spent my day in Monkey Bay

8th Dec 2016.

I am responsible to individuate the exams. There was one period for the exam where I completed my duty until noon.
There were many problems connected to education in Malawi.

After two years of Secondary education,
students take a national exam called the Malawi Junior Certificate Examination (JCE) in order to proceed to senior high school (form 3 & form 4)

Then at the end of secondary school, students take another national exam, the Malawi School Certificate of Education Examination (MSCE) in order to proceed to college.

JCE was abolished last year. Students in secondary school can automatically advance to senior school without repeating the grade.

People who fail MSCE repeat their current year in secondary school so that they can get better scores.


I did not know the name of all of my students until now. They talked to me even when I was walking on the street.
I also met my students on the street and they asked me when I got back in town. They have noticed me since last year but they never asked me. Now, we are closer because we can communicate with each other.

When I saw some students out on the streets today, their shirts were tucked out untucked. They wanted to look older than their actual age and cool. I didn't call their bring attention for to it since it was after school, but fortunately in Monkey Bay, we don't have those. I have to keep their discipline and continue to be tough.

Some of my volunteer friends say that secondary school students from other areas sometimes spoke badly towards them.

- Good job! The underlined portion, "we don't have those", confused me. What do you not have? Make sure to include that in your entry.