The Cambodia Rural School Project
The Toshio Nakamura School
Mr. Phlouch Phar is the Director of the Toshio Nakamura School.
(August, 2001)
Mr. Phlouch Phar is the Director of the Toshio Nakamura School. He is 31 years old. He is married and has three sons. All three sons are studying at the new school, in fourth, second and first grade. His wife works at home. His family has a small rice field to help subsidize them. His house is about 500 meters from the school. Our FLO kids and teacher are staying at his house. He has a motorbike, which he rides to school everyday.
In Their Own Words
| on his teaching history: | “I graduated from the teacher school in the provincial town of Kompong Cham in 1988. I was first assigned to work at the Tomnup School [also in Kompong Cham province] for 3 years and then I was transferred to this school. I became the Director of the Toshio Nakamura School in 1999.”
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| on the new building: | “I am happy because it is safe for our children to study in. Compared with the old wooden building, the rooms are broader and stronger than the old one and wind and rain cannot disturb the classes.”
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| on teaching: | “The job I like most is teaching. After the end of the Pol Pot regime in 1979, I was sorry that most of the people in this village are illiterate. In order to help them get rid of illiteracy I decided to become a teacher. I think if there are many educated people in the village, the village will develop fast and it does not create problems for the nation. It is what I hope to accomplish.”
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| on school subjects: | “Among the four subjects taught in primary school, I like to teach Khmer and social studies. If children can read and write they can communicate with their families and relatives by sending letters. Social studies is important for educating children to be disciplined citizens.”
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| on keeping the students interested in school: | “To encourage children to study hard, the school has provided gifts to the five top students in each grade at the end of the semester. The gift is two notebooks and two pens for each.” |
