One more caveat: the instructions are in Chinese, including those for the miniature IKEA shelves which are impossible enough to make when you are using a Philips screwdriver, not tweezers and a glue gun.
Category Archives: English Teaching China
Twenty Six Letters
I cannot think of one emoji with the impact of a postage stamp or a font as endearing as Leaky Fountain Pen
Social Distancing Birds
Grand Rapid’s red-wing black bird isn’t a fan of social distancing.
Adverteaching
I’m not a real teacher. I just play one on the internet.
Everything that I know about teaching I learned from advertising.
Stay Away From Me!
As they cut flowers out with paper and transform toilet paper rolls into works of art, Americans will continue to die at a rate of one per minute, still not understanding that man is at the mercy of nature.
Social Un-Distancing
There is one thing that unites students globally during this remote learning: Starbucks.
Everything I wish I knew about online teaching during the Corona Quarantine but didn’t know who to ask.
What is the best platform for online teaching? The answer? Unity.
Parent Meeting, Malaysian Style
The party was an experience in Muslim tradition crashing with classic Americana. Rooty the Bear with burkas, curly fries with sardine puffs, Lego birthday cake and gift bags of jack fruit.
Quarantine Classroom Live!
As all of China schools has gone online for class, there are countless technical difficulties but no shortage of good monologue material for teachers.
Real Chinese intelligence vs Artificial
Last but not least, is my least favorite kind of Artificial Intelligence in China. It’s the endless bullshit excuses I get from students regarding late homework. Embarrassingly enough, the majority of the excuses flow like verbal diarrhea from American students.