The Cambodia Rural School Project
The Harris Family School
October, 2001
Mr. Ngen Yok is the director of the Harris Family School. He has been a director for two years, and he was a teacher for two years prior to heading the school.
In Their Own Words. . .
| On the new building: | “I like the new school building because it is nice and we have many pupils now. We used to have class under the home of a villager because we had no classroom. I think this new building is a good thing for the village because the students that go to this school will have the knowledge to develop the village.”
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| On teaching: | “I became a teacher because I have wanted to be one since I was young.”
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| On school subjects: | “I like mathematics because I want the pupils to know how to calculate well. I don’t like teaching applied science because it is difficult to teach. The students know that Khmer is important, and they like mathematics as well.”
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| On the joys of his job: | “My favorite thing is the happy feeling I get when I teach my students and they understand what I have explained. I like my job very much.”
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| On the school community: | “The school community and parents of the students are very happy because they have a very nice school building for their children and they take good care of the new school building.” |
