Xi'an

School Days Part Two - Revenge of the Group Leader

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March 3rd 2006
The abilities of the children vary wildly within classes, let alone between classes and grades. Some of the first grade students have better English than some sixth graders could ever hope to achieve. I had a particularly enthralling English conversation class with quite a weak fourth grade class, who all successfully leaped the hurdle of asking my name and age - several times, to check I wasn’t ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more