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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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
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
As mentioned before, I had some difficulty accessing my site to post the pictures to go with the previous blog. Here they are! Enjoy.
Note: Once again, there’s been difficulty here in China for 2 weeks getting to access my site. Sorry for the long wait. Photos will follow later, if I can get on again! An Evening at Joe’s Home As many of you know, … Continue reading
Every year, for the past 10 years, I’ve always given each of my students 2 laminated photographs as a memory of their foreign language teacher. The pictures are usually of me and Little Flower, with poses around our school … Continue reading
I am not a great one for participating in games. As a teacher, I love to organize them in my classroom. It’s fun to officiate over mini spelling bees, student blackboard contests or “Simon Says”. But actually participating in … Continue reading
Dogs on our campus are forbidden. It’s a long-standing rule of the school. This is a protection to students and our staff plus their families who live here. Dogs in most rural areas of China, whether pets or … Continue reading
Quite a few teachers in China enjoy teaching freshmen. Whether high school or college, there are always perks to having 1st year students when they arrive at their schools for the first time. Everything is new for them: classes, teachers, … Continue reading
Coloring Eggs with the Kids For those that follow my website, you already know that Saturday afternoon is my time with the neighborhood kids. I have an open door policy from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. every Saturday for … Continue reading
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