Comments on: The 411 on Your New Job http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/2008/03/11/the-411-learning-curve/ The no-nonsense China expat and traveller community. Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:15:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Sean http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/2008/03/11/the-411-learning-curve/#comment-9247 Sean Sun, 23 Mar 2008 23:36:42 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/commentary/blog/2008/03/11/the-411-learning-curve/#comment-9247 I tend to think that Hessler's book is more about armchair teaching rather than the reality of teaching in China. I would never recommend it to someone. If read before arriving I think one would be setting themselves up for a series of disappointments. I tend to think that Hessler’s book is more about armchair teaching rather than the reality of teaching in China.

I would never recommend it to someone. If read before arriving I think one would be setting themselves up for a series of disappointments.

]]> By: Mishka http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/2008/03/11/the-411-learning-curve/#comment-9167 Mishka Mon, 17 Mar 2008 04:37:16 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/commentary/blog/2008/03/11/the-411-learning-curve/#comment-9167 Strange how true all of this rings. Strange how true all of this rings.

]]> By: China-Matt http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/2008/03/11/the-411-learning-curve/#comment-9112 China-Matt Tue, 11 Mar 2008 06:39:59 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/commentary/blog/2008/03/11/the-411-learning-curve/#comment-9112 Fantastic. I have plenty of perplexed faces in my classes now--I'm told I don't have to worry much about them. But I have gotten used to saying, "OK? Understand?" thirty times a class. And for some reason, I rarely get asked any questions... about anything. I think all my sarcastic answers scared them away. I still love hearing, "Do you like Chinese food?" twenty times a year (my answer, "Sure, there's nothing else to eat around here.") Fantastic. I have plenty of perplexed faces in my classes now–I’m told I don’t have to worry much about them. But I have gotten used to saying, “OK? Understand?” thirty times a class. And for some reason, I rarely get asked any questions… about anything. I think all my sarcastic answers scared them away. I still love hearing, “Do you like Chinese food?” twenty times a year (my answer, “Sure, there’s nothing else to eat around here.”)

]]> By: Tam http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/2008/03/11/the-411-learning-curve/#comment-9110 Tam Tue, 11 Mar 2008 05:21:52 +0000 http://www.lostlaowai.com/commentary/blog/2008/03/11/the-411-learning-curve/#comment-9110 My God yes, to all of this....takes me back to my first teaching gig 3 years back... Enjoy!! Now I'm the one doing the "vomit face" to my PhD-in-ancient-Chinese teacher who talks in idioms the whole time. Aaaargggrghhhh! My God yes, to all of this….takes me back to my first teaching gig 3 years back… Enjoy!! Now I’m the one doing the “vomit face” to my PhD-in-ancient-Chinese teacher who talks in idioms the whole time. Aaaargggrghhhh!

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