John Gordon’s English Weblog

Happy Teacher’s Day to all of the wonderful teachers I’ve had throughout my life!

And special Teacher’s Day wishes to all of my colleagues at New Channel. Thanks for all that you do!

Well, I’m a little late mentioning this, but the Common Ground show that I mentioned a few weeks ago is airing this afternoon at 1:15 on BTV-1. Many of you who were in my August Culture Class were in the audience, and Victor (李鑫) will also appear.

The topic of the show was being a foreign teacher in China.

If you don’t get a chance to check it out today, the show will also be rebroadcast at the following times:

Saturday (today) at 11:50PM

Sunday (tomorrow) at 6:25AM

Thursday, September 15, at 9:58AM

The Kennedy Center Festival of China will be held in Washington, DC, this October. It is presented in partnership with China’s Ministry of Culture. According to the website, the festival will feature over 600 performers from China and the United States.

This should be very cool. My friend Kerry, who lives in Beijing, is going back to the states to help out with the festival. I wish I could go check it out!

Rescue and recovery operations are finally going more smoothly in the US Gulf Coast, and lives are being saved, but I wish more had happened sooner.

A lot of people in the United States are very angry at their government.

Being so far away from the US, it’s taken a while for the extent of the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina in and around New Orleans to sink in. Wikipedia has some of the most comprehensive coverage.

It’s hard to imagine being affected by a tragedy like this. My heart goes out to all of the victims and their families.

Here is a collection of student’s stories about their time at New Channel.