Monthly Archives: October 2007

That Was Easy

Posted on October 22, 2007 by Meg

I ran into our school’s headmaster last night while I was putting up my Halloween bulletin board. He was on Sunday-night duty, which means waiting for the kids to come back to school after their weekend at home, so he … Continue reading →

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English Room Art

Posted on October 22, 2007 by Meg

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Jiao?

Posted on October 21, 2007 by Meg

I got a Chinese baby book a few days ago, a glossy board book with simple characters and pin yin and English. (We’ll ignore the premise that the intended readership is someone who can read all three, but is still … Continue reading →

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My That Person

Posted on October 20, 2007 by Meg

The worst thing about living with Stick… well, actually it’s the second worst thing. The very worst is all that compromising garbage that I’m meant to be doing. But the second worst thing is what to call him. I feel … Continue reading →

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Picture From My Chinese Book

Posted on October 20, 2007 by Meg

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Oops.

Posted on October 18, 2007 by Meg

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so you’ve just been spared nine-hundred-and-something complaints about buying an ironing board that’s not actually heat resistant. Tweet this!

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Out!

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Meg

I threw a kid out of class yesterday. He was really asking for it, he had already earned frowns for his team, and then got himself a corner, and then I told him to get out of my classroom. Whenever … Continue reading →

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That One.

Posted on October 16, 2007 by Meg

I came across a site for ?????shirts (white people can’t read this… there’s also a Facebook group for the same thing). I kind of want the shirt but it’s a little too true in my case… The font is way … Continue reading →

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Ali Bali

Posted on October 16, 2007 by Meg

We had another lame department meeting on Friday, at which the foreign teachers were asked to sing more songs, add more chants, and more “action songs.” Now, I’m not adverse to teaching and singing Head&Shoulders, or the ABC song (with … Continue reading →

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Red Bean Chocolate Chip Cookies

Posted on October 15, 2007 by Meg

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