It was her peace offering to her teachers since she was skipping out of school for 2 weeks. And, it was our peace offering to the school in China who allowed us to bring an 11-year old girl into their classrooms as a teacher.
It’s probably all over QQ, WeChat, and TaoBao by now. And, now it’s here for your viewing pleasure.
A 5-minute glimpse into an American elementary school…which we now know looks very very different than a Chinese elementary school with their 6am start, 2 hour lunch break, then long afternoon which leads into hours of homework.
Ashlyn loves China, but she thinks she’ll stick with her American education.
There are pros and cons for both educational systems. Asians are taught to value education. Often, the children from the slums excel in school as it is a means to get out of poverty. Having migrated to the US as a high school student, I prefer the Asian system.