Teaching

I just finished one of the longest days here yet, i had to teach four lessons and observe one today. all the lessons are an hour long and mine range from ages 6 to 14. the first class had only two kids in it so i ad them draw me some decorations for my classroom and it helped them learn the animals for that lesson. the next class was 6 to 7 year olds and they are a riot there is one that always says "no" its great and he keeps us all laughing. then i have a class of 14 year olds. right after the 7 year olds so its hard to switch gears. this class is "too cool for school" i think i need to be harder on them, but we will see next week how it goes, so if anyone has any ideas on middle school kids, let me know. Ya there was an earthquake in the Sichuan province yesterday and we didnt feel it. well i better get back to lesson planning since it takes over my life right now.

class room

Hi, i have just got back from school and watching two of my classes that i will be teaching one class has about 4 in it and they are tough, one is crazy out of control. But the other class is way more manageable and about 5 or 6 years old, so very impressionable. well here are a few pictures of the class room.

My room

hey thought i would just add a few pictures of my room, i am still working on it and realized i did not bring enough posters and things to hang on the walls, but ohh well that means i will just have to look for some here.

Around the city of Huizhou

Following are a few pics i have taken of the city so enjoy and if you have any requests let me know and i will be posting some of my room soon.

Exploring the city of Huizhou

Hey,

i explored the city of Huizhou today with my new friends Lisa and George. they are the other two new teachers. they are very nice, Lisa is from Toronto and George is from the UK. we saw the west lakes which are one of the main tourist sites here in the city. we also just walked around for about 5 hours. Had lunch at this restaurant called the Muslim, because it has pictures on the wall so its quite easy to order food. there are tons of shops around here and lots to just sit and look at, but today we really just walked around to get a feel for the city.

Other techers

HI all I have just learned that I am one of three that will be arriving in August in China to teach, I am the only American after all, the others are from Canada and the UK. I am supper excited and packing now so thank you for subscribing and I will post as much and as often as I can. I also have been assigned my adviser, so I am really excited to meet everyone and get started.