A Year Working for the People's Republic of China | The People are the Heroes Now
And on the fifth day, there was Orientation. None of that preliminary bullshit; the genuine article. Granted, the differences between Pre-Orientation and Orientation are apparent only to the discerning orientation connoisseur: we arrive our first Monday in Shanghai at the same auditorium at the same time in the morning. Red Tea takes the mic. Her … Continue reading Full Pads Practice
After Pre-Orientation, Merlot and Zombie take us on a field trip. We are finally going to get phones. My pre-game research into China was sporadic and mostly what scholars call “useless.” Mostly, but not completely: I did learn that the way to get a phone in China, with little fuss and a lot of flexibility, … Continue reading No Phone
On the second day of pre-orientation – what, you thought one was enough? – we finally meet some of the teachers who have taught at IK-12 before. We don’t meet them immediately, though. First we have to survive another episode of the Red Tea Show. Red Tea asks how we enjoyed yesterday’s session, which elicits … Continue reading Meeting Culture
