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Taekwondo

Posted in Huashan High School, My Students on December 6, 2007 | 1 Comment »

I left a room on the first floor of the academic building with a very prominent limp about an hour ago. I try not to favor my slightly better right foot too much, and what hobbling I must do, I try to do with style. The embarrassment is not too bad, however. My confidence is [...]

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Another Brick in the Wall

Posted in Huashan High School, My Students on October 11, 2007 | 5 Comments »

I have exactly 1065 students. They’re divided into about 20 classes, each with 52-54 students. Each class sees me once a week, and so I have the blessing of only having to prepare one lesson plan for week; after doing that, I proceed to teach the exact same lesson 20 times. On a side note, [...]

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The Dust has Settled

Posted in Geography, Huashan High School, My Students on September 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

The figurative dust kicked up by my transition from the US to Xinjiang has settled, so to speak. I’ve already confided in a friend of mine that I really believe, after four weeks here, I can safely say I’ve settled in, made a “home” (though we’re all still is waiting for a beautiful Uyghur carpet), [...]

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