There's a rather odd thing that seems to be a Thing here in Tanzania: Welcome Back Exams. Yup, the day after we return from a vacation, boom: exams for two or three days. It's supposed to motivate the kids not to forget everything over the break, I think. Anyway, as a teacher, it's kind of nice because invigilating exams is a pretty easy job to ease into the new term. Welcome Back Exams are also meant to encourage students to return to school in a timely manner--the tendency here on "African Time" is for most students to return on the Sunday afternoon they're meant to, but for a good number to trickled in over the next three or four days. But if there's an exam, you better arrive on time.
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