“By joining the RISE project, I kind of knew that the activities in my classroom would change, but I didn’t expect to myself be changed from the experience of learning science, technology, and engineering too! My co-teacher and I used to do the same activities every day, but since joining the project we brought in more variety of science-related activities for the children. I have always been interested in science since young, and I see that the activities from RISE are “fun science,” not like the chemistry science and all that. I like it because it changed my way of teaching and my way of thinking.
And through the parent-teacher discussion meetings, I think some cultures believe that the teachers are superior— but we are not, we are just normal people like they are. In the beginning, a lot of the parents were quiet, but later we warmed up, joked with each other, and then we become friends and get to know each other differently.”