I had expected Halloween to pass by without notice here in China, but in fact it turned out to be one of the most festive holidays I’ve had in my adult life. My students had just finished their midterm exams, and were disappointed because the two day sports event that the school was supposed to have was cancelled due to bad weather. As a result, I was given permission to have parties in all of my classes on Halloween day. The kids loved it! We learned the words “vampire”, “werewolf”, “witch”, and “monster”, learned a rhyme about trick-or-treating, and drew Jack-o-lanterns. Of course, the kids got some candy at the end of the class as well. There are a few students in my first grade class who always behave very badly, but I was surprised to
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