Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Today is the Equinox, but that apparently has little significance here where the people think more of the rainy season and the dry season. I have noticed that day length has been increasing. Maybe with the change from winter to spring the night winds will not howl so much and sound so cold. We spent several hours cataloging in the library today. The quality of the library holdings is “interesting”. We worked on the 900s today. In the open stacks apart from two specialized books on French history, all of the history books deal with American history. The library has depended heavily on donated books, which people appear to have sent without any inquiry into what is actually needed or appropriate for the school’s needs.
The Ministry of Education has sent out new syllabi, which has the tutors quite concerned. They were in meetings about it most of the day. Supposedly second year classes are immune, but first year classes must begin using the new syllabi immediately even though we are well into the current school year. I do not know yet what if any the change will have on my Communications Skills class.