Introducing Alix Jean Pierre



As I mentioned in an earlier entry, this is a year of transition for myself and the school.  Alix, our former grade three teacher, is working alongside me this year with the purpose of taking over the role of school director.   Alix has worked in education for a long time and has a good understanding of the Haitian education system.  So far it's been great working together and we are learning a lot from each other.  I asked him if he'd be willing to do a short interview so I could introduce him to my 'readers'.  Below are my questions and his answers:

Can you tell me a little bit about your family?
I have a big family, I have a wife, and five children, two girls, and three boys. I love my wife with all my heart. God had blessed our family with beautiful children. We are Christians and members of the church. We share the same faith, and know that Jesus Christ is our Saviour.

How long have you been in education?
I started working in Education in 1993. Before this, I tutoured several students but officially starting working in the classroom in 1993. During my career, I’ve worked in variety of schools.

What do you like the most about education?
I see that our country has a lot of needs in Education. There are many children and adults who need assistance in learning how to read, it’s important for them to read in order to function in society and change their lives.

What is the most difficult part about working in education?
Education in Haiti has a lot of difficulties. There are people who have jobs in schools that aren’t aware of their responsibilities. Many teachers don’t get paid regularly, and therefore some of them don’t work with all their hearts. This hurts the students. For Administration, there are many schools were administrators don’t take their responsibilities seriously. They run their school any way they like, they don’t follow curriculum, and the government doesn’t do a great job of supervising schools.

How long have you been with Adoration Christian School (ACS)?
For two years.

What are your future hopes and dreams for ACS?
I have big plans for ACS, I would like for all the teachers to work in a professional way, and to work together as a team. I would like the school to expand to include a secondary school; when our students graduate they will be able to stay at our school and not be sponsored elsewhere. I would like to there to be a professional school here as well. I would like ACS to have another sister school in another part of Haiti, to help even more people in Haiti. I would like if we could organize teacher seminars once or twice a year to help teachers improve their teaching.

What are your hopes and dreams for Haiti?
My dream for Haiti is for Haiti to change, in all areas. To develop further and for all students to be able to go to school, for adults who haven’t had a chance to go to school, to have education programs for them, so they can live better each day. If everyone can read and write, the country will develop better and faster. I would like for myself personally to help a lot of people in education.