Like the extra 35 minutes I have now. My Chinese homeroom counterpart is taking care of the Chinese moral/character class. Full Chinese, mandated by government. Friday afternoons, I teach the 50 minute Character Development in English. Now that colleague confirmed with me that I need not attend, I’m off writing to you all, thankful for…
Month: September 2022
Collecting Kids, and Cake
Day III back in school since March 11th: Someone somewhere was collecting our kids today. Some just could not be found. I don’t think they were in danger, but even our department head was wondering who was collecting them and bringing them to where. I had to collect my own before last period. Round them…
Tangled
How could I not gallavant out here to Fantasyland and have a nice relaxed patio dinner of vegan pork, veggies and rice—green tea included? After dinner, I took a pirate ship to Neverland,walked alongside the artwork story of a wooden toy who became a boy in Pinnochio Village Kitchen’s dining rooms, and spent a bit…
Saturday in the Final Frontier
Saturday in Shanghai’s Final Frontier: New park stretching all around canals—boardwalks, various pathways, marshland, and only about 20 people seen within nearly two miles of running. This is what makes “countryside” living so worth it.
The Kids Are Back, Day II
The Kids Are Back For First Time Since March 11th, Day II: Highlights —Somehow yesterday I became “Mr. Kyle” after two colleagues called me this in front of students. Now new sixth graders are calling me “Mr. Kyle.”🤣 —A sixth grader in my homeroom who I just met was involved in FIVE different “violent” incidents…
Students are Back! First Day in Class Since March 11th
Some witnessings of the day: A sixth grade boy removing ear wax from the ear of a fellow sixth grade boy. A girl brand new to our school offering to give a brand new mask she had to another student—five of whom did not have a mask within an hour of arriving at school. “I…
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