Surprise and Thrill from the Award Converged to Happiness

I took it as golden opportunity for me to study at Hiroshima University for among other reasons I thought I will broaden my understanding from an international perspective in additional to understanding what goes on in the minds of mathematics teachers in my country. My thoughts have been vindicated through interactions with Professors, colleagues and attending international conferences just to mention but a few. 

The Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima University hosted the 9^th Africa Education Forum from 12^th to 13^th April 2012. The forum drew a lot of participants which included Professors, Researchers and Students from other Universities. I had an opportunity to make a presentation on my research “Secondary Mathematics Teachers beliefs and Practice in Malawi: The case of South East Education”

I had expected to get comments and questions from the Profs and Colleagues after my presentation, which I did. I was so thankful but, I thought and felt I could have done better.

I was thrilled to hear that my presentation was one of the best the following; I was actually surprised, I asked myself why and how? It was so wonderful because the surprise suddenly converged into happiness. 

But

I still beliefs in the words of John Ruskin (1500) who said and I quote:

“The highest reward for a man’s toil is not what he gets for it but what he becomes by it”

I thank Prof. Baba, Prof. Ishihara and all lab members for the support, encouragement you continue giving me.