Blog Entries on Education
What China Offers
China has five main service groups currently helping children up to age 20 who have learning disabilities: government organizations, families, private schools and education companies, foreign workers, and local churches.
Special Education through a Teacher’s Eyes
As an English-language teacher of adults, I was quite unaware of the needs or developments in the field of special education in China.
It’s Like Sipping from a Fire Hose
A Webinar for Learning about China
A webinar exploring ways to learn about China, from language and culture to history and contemporary society. What books to read? What online resources to dip into? Not to point you to facts and figures, but to provide tools that will set you on a path of life-long learning.
APU’s MA TESOL $6000 Scholarship
Earn a Master’s Degree while teaching, serving, and living in China.
Conference on English Language Teaching
An English teaching conference centered on the theme Imago Dei: Celebrating the Beauty and Benefits of Diversity.
I Wish They Knew
A university teacher in China answers the question, "Do you have a list of things you wish foreigners knew when they came to your campus?”
Helping Chinese Families Prepare for Birth
Providing maternity care to Chinese women wherever they are.
Approaching the Christian Tradition in Chinese Academic Settings
A reflection on the paradox of teaching in an officially atheistic state and yet having the opportunity to teach Christian and religious material.
Cross-Cultural Education in China—and in Chinese Families
Chinese parents often assume that their children attending international schools have the same attitudes, values, and language skills as those attending Chinese schools, but the instruction on how to think—and behave in society—follows different cultural norms.
The Impact of School Culture
What is considered normal and acceptable in education varies from culture to culture. Understanding cultural values is crucial for students to succeed.