Every once and a while, one is given an epiphany . [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] . . a moment of insight, if you will . . . that provides more information than volumes of books ever can. The first of my educational moments of enlightenment came when we visited several classrooms at a middle school. After the last class of the school day, I noticed many of the students were busy cleaning the windows in the classrooms, washing the blackboards, mopping the floors, and even cleaning the bathrooms. I asked the teacher giving us the tour of the school about this and her reply was, hese activities are part of the studentseducation.Schools have no janitorial force; all of the cleanup work is delegated to the students. f the students are responsible for the condition of the classrooms and the school,she continued, hey will put much more effort into and value upon their [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] education.
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This is very much a part of our Socialist tradition . . . of Chairman Mao ideas of loving labor. The second insight came during the second month I was at Northeastern University. On a cold Sunday evening in February a sudden snow storm dropped several inches of snow on Shenyang. Very early the next morning, as I left our apartment building and began to make my way to my first class, I noticed students all over the campusy the thousandsndustriously shoveling snow off of the sidewalks and streets and chipping away at the patches of ice that had formed near door [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] stoops and on steps. They had apparently been at their tasks since daybreak. I could only look on, perplexed, not sure of what I was experiencing.
When I met my first class, which coincidentally was a cross-cultural communications course, I took several minutes to explain my curiosity about their activities. They were more than happy to explain the mechanics and the purpose of the activity: t is our duty!explained Albert proudly (Chinese students learning English usually assume an English name). hoveling snow is part of our education. es, no one should slip on the ice and become injured,chimed in Tiffany, whose muffler remained just below her lips in the cold classroom. ow is the work determinedI asked, still trying to keep the conversation going. ach class is given an assigned area. If the area is not done satisfactorily, the responsible class will be punished,answered Gerald. hat happens if someone is lazy and doesn want to go out into the cold and sleeps inI continued. hat person will be scorned and even ridiculed by his fellow classmates [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] . . . will be considered as a person who is unreliable . . . who can be trusted,said Gail.
AllMandarin is the leading school for learning Chinese online. You’ll become a fluent Chinese speaker in no time, and you can learn Chinese online via Skype anywhere you have internet access. You will have a great time learning Chinese as you follow our new, hands-on method. In addition, you will also learn important aspects of the Chinese culture, giving you the knowledge you need to successfully navigate your way in China.
This is very much a part of our Socialist tradition . . . of Chairman Mao ideas of loving labor. The second insight came during the second month I was at Northeastern University. On a cold Sunday evening in February a sudden snow storm dropped several inches of snow on Shenyang. Very early the next morning, as I left our apartment building and began to make my way to my first class, I noticed students all over the campusy the thousandsndustriously shoveling snow off of the sidewalks and streets and chipping away at the patches of ice that had formed near door [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] stoops and on steps. They had apparently been at their tasks since daybreak. I could only look on, perplexed, not sure of what I was experiencing.
When I met my first class, which coincidentally was a cross-cultural communications course, I took several minutes to explain my curiosity about their activities. They were more than happy to explain the mechanics and the purpose of the activity: t is our duty!explained Albert proudly (Chinese students learning English usually assume an English name). hoveling snow is part of our education. es, no one should slip on the ice and become injured,chimed in Tiffany, whose muffler remained just below her lips in the cold classroom. ow is the work determinedI asked, still trying to keep the conversation going. ach class is given an assigned area. If the area is not done satisfactorily, the responsible class will be punished,answered Gerald. hat happens if someone is lazy and doesn want to go out into the cold and sleeps inI continued. hat person will be scorned and even ridiculed by his fellow classmates [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] . . . will be considered as a person who is unreliable . . . who can be trusted,said Gail.