By the Way
Ruth and Kevin's adventures in China
Friday, May 8, 2009
A big-time apology
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By Kevin Friday afternoon, an unknown number popped up on the cell phone. "This is the monitor from class 1," she began. "I...
The plot thickens
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Thursday night, May 7 by Kevin I just had the realization that my Tuesday class was in the same classroom where mass cheating going on. My j...
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Once a cheater, always a cheater?
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by Kevin Today my frustrations with my culture classes boiled over into full-on anger. Anger mixed with sorrow about my student's souls....
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Thursday, April 23, 2009
Sports Meet
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By Ruth Today and tomorrow the school is holding their annual sports meet. My students were asking what sports meets are like in America, b...
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Monday, April 20, 2009
Chinese + English = Chinglish
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By Kevin I apologize in advance for the shameless plug, but I just published a book titled "Chinese + English = Chinglish." You sh...
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Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Up on the Heights
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by Ruth Yesterday our team was looking over a passage in the Psalms that says, “He makes my feet like the feet of a deer, so I c...
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Saturday, April 11, 2009
Apartment People
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by Ruth Thanks to the economic slump, many of my friends (the non-China variety, anyway) seem to be buying houses this year. I would be lyi...
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Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Cheese
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by Ruth Last weekend we decided it was time for a cheese run. On our first semester trip to Metro (the supermarket in Xian which has im...
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Thursday, April 2, 2009
It gets worse
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Still grading exams. I didn't expect this, but they managed to get worse. On one of the first quizzes I gave them, it seemed that the av...
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Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Just when you thought they might pass...
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By Kevin Here are a few examples of actual test answers I got today and yesterday (I just listed a few of the more absurd ones - these were ...
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