What should I do?‏

Hi,

I am sitting here at 4pm on Saturday pondering about the future. What have I learned? I have been in Chinese family's homes, lived with them, and trying to learn the language and their culture. It is not easy to understand the differences between us. But I work hard in that I talk to them; tell me about your life, I want to know what your life is like. I think they have a difficult time. China is not an easy place unless you have guanxi Gwan-SHEE) Guanxi is connections. Your family is rich or your father has a good government job. Or your family has friends. Those who don't are under tremendous stress. I feel sorry for some very good kids who take my class. Good English, big ambitions, but they don't have guanxi. There are others who have it and they will coast through university and not learn anything. Useless. TIC ( that is China)

It is very frustrating as a teacher to see so many kids who are useless. But it is not my responsibily. But I get angry sometimes. Welcome to China. I can give you so many good kids and the rest I would throw away.

Sorry, just some anger coming out.

Don