- Brightly dressed middle school students at their desks. Look at these smiling faces! This is a typical classroom for the part of the country I live in. Students are assigned 70 to 110 students per class. The students stay in the same room all day, and their respective teachers come and go. Many of their subjects are similar to the USA: math, science, civics, plus hours and hours of studying hundreds to thousands of Chinese characters! (Suddenly learning 26 uppercase and 26 lowercase letters doesn’t seem so intimidating.) English instruction is mandatory starting the first year of middle school, with many schools beginning study in third grade.
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This is so amazing! I’m so glad you’re posting pictures and stories of your adventures and experiences. Go Gareth!
Thanks Colin! I think your visit to China really helped me get this project going, props to you! I look forward to exploring ways to connect our classrooms and our students, I know that this is a good start.
Yay! I’m so excited to catch a glimpse of your new world! Thank you so much for sharing!
Are you coming home, yet?!
I’m so glad this gives you a little window into my Chinese life. I get to have a whole other year here – I plan on making it count!