http://upsidedownandbackwards.com/?p=142 Hi, Mom! I'm not dead! Wed, 20 Jun 2012 05:08:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 http://upsidedownandbackwards.com/?p=142#comment-26 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:15:35 +0000 http://upsidedownandbackwards.com/?p=142#comment-26 Happy Birthday, Jenny!

]]> http://upsidedownandbackwards.com/?p=142#comment-23 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:52:22 +0000 http://upsidedownandbackwards.com/?p=142#comment-23 Yvonne and I have been following your blog entries and can hardly wait for the next installment. Your descriptions are articulate and thoughtful. It makes us feel as if we are traveling with you. ( You should write a book!)
Regarding your perceived cultural differences comments, it almost sounds as if the younger children simply don’t understand enough English to know what to do and as youngsters often do, get bored quickly, and do other things to entertain themselves. On the other hand it could be that a part of Chinese educational philosophy involves letting young kids be young kids.
I was particularly disturbed about the toy gun reference, having grown up with cowboys and Indians and my own toy guns. Americans seem to be currently enjoying a period of gun knee jerk reaction with their zero tolerance policy when they “jump” at the sight of a small child with a toy gun and holster, especially in a country that outlaws public ownership of guns.
Happy birthday and keep up the good work!

]]> http://upsidedownandbackwards.com/?p=142#comment-18 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:20:13 +0000 http://upsidedownandbackwards.com/?p=142#comment-18 You should take those points of conversation to your supervisor and discuss them at your next meeting. They seem to require more than a teachable moment. It would be a shame to come home in 2 weeks and still have these questions unanswered. You could submit them in writing so the person has time to think about how to go about bringing out this information in a discussion forum.

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