Monthly Archives: June 2011

End-of-the-Year Party 2: Class 092

            Since my 091 class received their fair share of blog pictures, it’s only right that 092 should also be in on the photo show.                 We had a nice evening and were joined by Isaac, who tagged along beside me … Continue reading

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Visit from a Wayward Student

Isaac’s Back!              Those of you keeping up on my blog entries most likely remember the story of Isaac (Qin Haibo), a third year Business English major who loved to play games with me in theEnglish Center.              I never … Continue reading

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End-of-the-Year Parties

              My second year English Education majors and I are saying farewell.             After the summer, they’ll be returning to our campus for a month of classes before disappearing into the teaching world to do their practice teaching.  While they … Continue reading

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A Visit to Joe’s Classroom

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Stories From a Failing Smalltown School System             I’d heard a lot of stories about the schools here in this small county town, Longzhou.             None of them were good.             Small towns in China usually have the worst reputation … Continue reading

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An Always Changing China

Dragon Boat Festival: June 6          All of China enjoyed a marvelous 3-day weekend due to Dragon Boat Festival, a traditional day which is, as of 3 years ago, now one of the official 1-day holidays we have off.             … Continue reading

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