When asked to lead a session at a Parenting Teenagers course: Rather than trying to stock up on a repository of pre-prepared answers, we try continually to return to common anchor points that keep us united as we look to address specific questions as they come up. Three key anchors for us in parenting teenagers…
Following a heated discussion on a Mandarin Chinese Teacher’s forum about a TV programme: Two thoughts based on this discussion (I have nothing to add on the programme itself): The way our students feel/think about Chinese people (and themselves) as a result of our lessons is of infinitely greater value than the amount of Chinese language they learn from us The…