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The Cambodia Rural School Project
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September, 2001
Chuon Saron is a 15-year –old fourth grade student. She is raked first among the 40 students in her class. Her father passed away last year, and her mother sells sweets and cakes. Her sister is in first grade at the school.
| On the new building: | “ I like the new tables, new
walls, new windows, new bookshelf, and particularly the new computer and
thy teachers who are teaching us English and computer skill. The old
building did not have room for us to sit. It had no tables, and the rain
would come in to the room.”
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| On school subjects: | “ I like social, mathematics,
English and computer class. I want to know how to use computers because
I have been hearing about them for a long time, but I have never seen
one. I also want to learn how to speak English so that I can communicate
with foreigners. I like mathematics because I get good scores in it. I
dislike applied science and Khmer. I don’t like applied science
because I find it very heard. Khmer is also very hard, especially
dictation.
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| On her hobbies: | I like to read the books on
history and society with my friends.”
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| On her future: | “ I plan to graduate
from primary school and then for on to secondary school. I don’t plan
to graduate form high school because my mother cannot afford it. My
mother is also getting old. When I stop studying, I think that I will
help my mother in her business. My mother wants me to graduate from high
school as well. She only finished fourth grade.”
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| If I could go anywhere…: | “ I would go to America
because I have heard that there are many
interesting things there.”
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| If I could do anything……: | “ I would be a nurse, and help my relatives and the patients in this village.” |