(Treat for the Teacher)
I’ve finally finished marking my two classes’ papers! Only 3/70 students failed - as opposed to the 18 that failed the last assignment (before I took over the class). I attribute this to my fabulous teaching! Haha. Today more students took me out for lunch. This is becoming a trend… one that I like! One of my classes has even organized a KTV night (Karaoke TV - Asian obsession) for me to attend with them! I asked if it’s unethical to drink with my students here… apparently it’s not.
Right now the novelty is still there, getting free lunches and so much attention. But, I can see it becoming annoying soon - more of an obligation to accept offers when I’d rather just go home and nap. Also, the amounts of food that we eat at these lunches is unreal! I don’t know how the tiny Asian girls can pack it all in! The students that took me out today are totally the nerds of the class. How funny is it that in China, the nerds are the cool students? The classroom monitor, Jorge, is adored!
I’ve been sharing a lot with my students. Usually I spend the first five or so minutes of class showing pictures from Canada and my travels. They all love to see it! I have yet to meet one student that has been outside of China. It’s even rare to meet a student who has been outside of their province (Henan Province)! I also love to show pictures of my family. It’s getting me so excited to see everyone again at Christmas! I even played them a video of my little brother John playing guitar - they think he’s great! Tomorrow I’ll be showing photos from past family Christmases. Who knows, maybe some of you will be in them!!!
I’ve finally finished marking my two classes’ papers! Only 3/70 students failed - as opposed to the 18 that failed the last assignment (before I took over the class). I attribute this to my fabulous teaching! Haha. Today more students took me out for lunch. This is becoming a trend… one that I like! One of my classes has even organized a KTV night (Karaoke TV - Asian obsession) for me to attend with them! I asked if it’s unethical to drink with my students here… apparently it’s not.
Right now the novelty is still there, getting free lunches and so much attention. But, I can see it becoming annoying soon - more of an obligation to accept offers when I’d rather just go home and nap. Also, the amounts of food that we eat at these lunches is unreal! I don’t know how the tiny Asian girls can pack it all in! The students that took me out today are totally the nerds of the class. How funny is it that in China, the nerds are the cool students? The classroom monitor, Jorge, is adored!
I’ve been sharing a lot with my students. Usually I spend the first five or so minutes of class showing pictures from Canada and my travels. They all love to see it! I have yet to meet one student that has been outside of China. It’s even rare to meet a student who has been outside of their province (Henan Province)! I also love to show pictures of my family. It’s getting me so excited to see everyone again at Christmas! I even played them a video of my little brother John playing guitar - they think he’s great! Tomorrow I’ll be showing photos from past family Christmases. Who knows, maybe some of you will be in them!!!
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