15 Sept 2006

Hello

I have been in China seen 23 Aug 2006. I first went to a teacher training and now I am at Guoyean Primary School in Ankang China. The has about 2000 student that are divide into 27 classes. A bit of math points out that these are big classes. I teach 18 lessons a week, to 2 classes of grade 1, 2 classes of grade 2 and 2 classes of grade 3. I see each class three times a week, for a 40 min lesson. I need to work on the respect that the students give me in grade 1. After 1 and a half weeks of teaching I stated the I need someone to come into those 2 classes for I could no control the students. There is a second foreign teacher at this school called Ulla.
I live in a three room flat with a older teacher Miss Da, I have two rooms in the flat where I send most of my time when home at the flat.

15 Sept 2006
I had another teacher in one of the grade 1 classes.
I had a large cleaning spare in which I cleaned both my room and my at home office.

I feel I need state which office for I have use of two offices. One is stared with four other English teacher including Ulla. Each one of us have a desk and there is a computer with internet access with out a printer in the office. The office at home(the flat) have a computer on a desk with internet aces, printer and scanner. The office also has a bookshelf, a sofa, and a second desk. I use the a school office as a break between class. I use the home office for all other office/computer needs.


I go shopping every other day or there about. I need food and shopping in China is fun I use the street vendors and shops. I only buy a little on these trips that way I do not have lots of food going bad on me.