I like to take classes here...

The way our classes are given in benin is different from the way classes are given here in United States. First, we go by years not by semesters. Classes usually begin in october and last 9 months with Christmas break (2weeks), February break (10days), Easter Break (2weeks) and Holidays last 3months(9+3=1year). Second, classes are scheduled for the whole year. It is not about credits like here, you just need to pass levels. We follow the same schedule from the beginning of the year till the end. Classes begin at 8 a.m every day to 12p.m and then at 3p.m to 6p.m or 7p.m. we take the classes in the same classroom for the entire year and the teacher always come to us. Third, we do 6 exams for an academic year, which means 2 exams per trimester. to pass from one level to another, students should have an average of 10 out of 20 or higher. Also, most of the schools have uniform and our public school wear what we call Kaki. Generally speaking, I think american ways to take class are better and easier. Each teacher has his or her office where you can go to discuss with him or her about your problems. And what it great, teachers encourage students to come to them and discuss their issues. It is not like this in Benin. All the teachers have just one big common office and students are not allowed to get in this office. So, if you got a problem with something, you have to figure it out by yourself or with other students, unless you see the professor in the school by random and he or she has time to listen to you. But what I like, is that we don't have homeworks. we have homeworks but actually it is not graded like this. If you don't do you homework you got punished (for example, you can come a saturday at school to sweep one or two classrooms). At university it is even worse. Classes can begin at 7a.m and end at 4p.m with ten minutes break between each class that last three hours. Some teachers are kind and also give us ten minutes break after the first hour and half of their class. In short, I am just figuring out how it is hard to study in Benin. And I don't think any american can study there. I like it here.