China 2006 09 04
First day.
Slept in but not for school....for my run...only got about 45 minutes in.
Flag raising ceremonies at 7:30 for the first day's festivities. After this we are not expected to attend. My classes...36,32, 34 and 33 students. The rooms are packed. In two rooms more kids that in Chaplin. And what a variety. They are allowed to choose and English names and there are some interesting ones. Of course the usual, John, Tom etc. But Nemo, Future, Sky, Green, Elemer, Arteste, Yoyo, Iverson...may take a few days to get used to them but I hope to have them memorized by Friday. Had an interest inventory and found out many love basketball, many are looking forward to travel and education overseas, many of the same interests as North American kids..music, videos.
Showed an "I Love Alberta Beef" sign and asked the kids to take a guess at what it was. They are reluctant to be wrong but I said you are allowed to make mistakes in my classroom...because that can be how we learn. Couple of interesting concepts.....I love eating beef....which I have chosen as the closest and will have to have a draw to see who wins..but I love Chicago Bulls, and the best was I love Saskatchewan Bull...do they know me or something. Had a good laugh over that one.
It will be a real challenge to keep some of these kids on track as their English is very poor and yet they are expected to perform to get into university. Many cannot understand the questions and I have said that they should only speak English in the classroom so that can be a real challenge. Impressed a couple with my ability to count to ten and say hello and good morning.
May stay in China forever if that is what it takes to make the Riders a winner. Nothing but W's since I left and convincing ones too. Was able to listen to some of the game over the internet Monday morning until classes started. No one knows who they are. Even put the Huskies web page up as a favourite so I can keep contact there.
May go into Beijing on Wednesday to register for the marathon. Colin has given me the ok to do so. Have downloaded all of my pictures from the camera to the computer so I will spend some time this weekend and try to get some of them on the blog. The party on the weekend can be seen at panjandrum.ca (I think). If not, I will get the right one. It is a comic website and shows some of the hysterics that a couple of the kids got into on birthday Bob's day.
No plans yet for the weekend.
Will get Bob to email me some of his photos and then will have a variety to choose from. Will email them so that if you want to have some they are available.
Tata from Tuan Li
Slept in but not for school....for my run...only got about 45 minutes in.
Flag raising ceremonies at 7:30 for the first day's festivities. After this we are not expected to attend. My classes...36,32, 34 and 33 students. The rooms are packed. In two rooms more kids that in Chaplin. And what a variety. They are allowed to choose and English names and there are some interesting ones. Of course the usual, John, Tom etc. But Nemo, Future, Sky, Green, Elemer, Arteste, Yoyo, Iverson...may take a few days to get used to them but I hope to have them memorized by Friday. Had an interest inventory and found out many love basketball, many are looking forward to travel and education overseas, many of the same interests as North American kids..music, videos.
Showed an "I Love Alberta Beef" sign and asked the kids to take a guess at what it was. They are reluctant to be wrong but I said you are allowed to make mistakes in my classroom...because that can be how we learn. Couple of interesting concepts.....I love eating beef....which I have chosen as the closest and will have to have a draw to see who wins..but I love Chicago Bulls, and the best was I love Saskatchewan Bull...do they know me or something. Had a good laugh over that one.
It will be a real challenge to keep some of these kids on track as their English is very poor and yet they are expected to perform to get into university. Many cannot understand the questions and I have said that they should only speak English in the classroom so that can be a real challenge. Impressed a couple with my ability to count to ten and say hello and good morning.
May stay in China forever if that is what it takes to make the Riders a winner. Nothing but W's since I left and convincing ones too. Was able to listen to some of the game over the internet Monday morning until classes started. No one knows who they are. Even put the Huskies web page up as a favourite so I can keep contact there.
May go into Beijing on Wednesday to register for the marathon. Colin has given me the ok to do so. Have downloaded all of my pictures from the camera to the computer so I will spend some time this weekend and try to get some of them on the blog. The party on the weekend can be seen at panjandrum.ca (I think). If not, I will get the right one. It is a comic website and shows some of the hysterics that a couple of the kids got into on birthday Bob's day.
No plans yet for the weekend.
Will get Bob to email me some of his photos and then will have a variety to choose from. Will email them so that if you want to have some they are available.
Tata from Tuan Li
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