Rick Mundt's China

Chapter 50  Chinese Teachers I am going to talk about what it is like to be a Chinese teacher. I cannot talk about American teachers because I do not have the experience about that. So if an American teacher should read what I am writing here, please do not get upset with me. I am not writing about American teachers, I am writing about Chinese teachers. I am not comparing the two. American teachers work hard also but this is about the Chinese teachers. I have many friends in China and the majority of them are teachers. As friends, they are wonderful. As teachers, they work very hard. I do mean very hard. They may only have 2, 3 or 4 classes a day sometimes but they also have evening and weekend classes. When they aren’t in class, they are usually in their offices working on student’s papers or lessons. Students will come to them throughout the day to ask questions or bring their homework assignments. They may have a break and could go outside to do something. A teacher could have anywh