Interview with Sherry Fine, April 6, 2022

Interview Summary

Abstract Sherry Fine Jamaica 1973-1975 Fine joined Peace Corps to understand the world, and seize the opportunity to share what life had offered her. In Port Maria, a coastal village in Jamaica, she served as an English teacher trainer working with teachers in Basic Schools. This entailed visiting schools, developing materials, demonstrating classroom techniques, observing teachers and debriefing with them. Two secondary projects were teaching adult literacy classes, and conducting story hour under a tree for young children. As a white woman in a mostly Black society, she became aware of her white privilege. Fine learned, among other things, to be patient, to appreciate a low-key life, to listen to others and to live in the moment more than she had otherwise done. As a PCV, she touched vulnerable children, a thread throughout her life, particularly as the manager of Living Water Children’s Fund, an NGO assisting marginalized children around the world.

Interview Keyword

Jamaica Port Maria, Jamaica English teacher trainer Basic Schools Schools Materials Observations Debriefing Adult literacy Story hour White priviliege Low-key life Listening Vulnerable children Living Water Children's Fund NGO

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