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Afghan teachers learn about Canadian classrooms
CBC News
Posted: Oct 24, 2012 9:46 AM AT
Last Updated: Oct 24, 2012 9:36 AM AT
A group of educators from Afghanistan visited a school in Halifax Tuesday, hoping to get a taste of how Canadian classrooms work.
It's an exchange of ideas that could change teaching methods in Afghanistan.
The CBC's Jack Julian has the story.
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