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Chinese Once Per Week

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~This is Why We Should Have Chinese Once Per Week~

Do you think the kids are complaining too much about Chinese class? Are the kids tired and stressed when they come to your classroom? Are kids not even finishing their homework and all you end up doing is yelling at them? I think Chinese teachers aren’t supposed to yell at students, and I think it should be banned. Students in China get yelled at by the teacher in front of the whole class, and then the teacher rips their homework, and makes them redo it. I think Chinese should be once per week, because this is and American school, the homework’s too much, and we could have time for much more important stuff in school.

One reason why we should have Chinese once per week is because of the fact that this is an American school. Kids who have just moved to Taiwan and know only a little Chinese are learning Chinese that is too hard for them. Lots of kids still think that there is a lot of homework; especially kids who have spoke more English than Chinese. For me, as a Canadian, I think it is a lot. In Canada I didn’t even have to do Chinese at school, and I only spoke Chinese I didn’t write much of it. Besides, the only words I learned when I was living in Canada were “big,” “small,” and the numbers.

Another reason is because kids have more homework in Chinese classes than others. Kids stay up late doing homework and that is not healthy. They also have to study for other classes, and sometimes they do not get to study enough, that will make kids do badly in other classes.

Lastly, if we made Chinese be once per week, we could have more time for other subjects. Math for instance, is very important. P.E. is important too. P.E. is important because that makes kids do well in other classes, which means that they will do well in Chinese, too. P.E. can actually be much more important then Chinese, because kids need the exercise so that they are more unlikely to get tired or stressed during classes. If they get tiredness or stress, they wouldn’t do well because they will not be listening much to the teacher.

You might say that this school is in Taiwan, and we should learn Chinese too, but I think Chinese once per week should be enough. Besides, this is an American school. Also it could be said that the Chinese homework is very easy and not too much work, but only two kids in my class think so. You could also argue that we have enough time to finish it at home, but everyone in my class has after school classes. Three kids in my class have more than four after school classes each week.

We should have Chinese once per week. Once that happens, you will not regret it. You will end up with more kids turning in their Chinese homework, which will make you much happier than before, right? Other than the fact that this is an American school, students going to sleeping late, and having time for other activities, there are still tons and tons of more reasons of why we should have Chinese once per week.

References

  • Survey G5H #1: Do You Think Chinese Should Be Once Per Week?
  • Survey G5H #2: How Many Cram Schools Do You Go To?

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Dino, my Dog

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            Ruff, ruff, ruff! I spun around to see which dog was barking. Ruff, ruff, ruff! And right there, in front of my very own eyes, was a two year-old dog, a Shipa-Inu, a very cute on, too. “That one,” I pleaded, “please, please, please!”

            “Hmmm…” my mom replied, “let’s see how he gets along with you.”

The shop owner took him out, tied a leash around him, and gave the leash to me, “Give it a try,” he encouraged me, “it’s fun!”

I walked the dog around the shop, and he kept stopping to sniff stuff. “This is fun!” I laughed as the dog peed on the, “So can we keep him?”

“Yes,” my mom answered. I was jumping with joy!

My brother Jerry was scared of all kinds of dogs, and was running to the back of the shop. He wanted to look at the fish instead, but my mom didn’t notice all this. She continued to buy dog toys, shampoo, and blah, blah, blah.

Then I wondered, when will we get-

            “Tomorrow,” my mom answered, interrupting my thoughts. Wow! She can read minds!

“Oh,” I mumbled sadly, I wanted to get the dog right now.

Since I couldn’t wait for tomorrow to come, I couldn’t sleep that night!

When the day finally came, I was still very tired because I didn’t sleep much. We went into the car and drove to the pet store, while I slept. When we got there, I ran as fast as a rocket to the pet store with my mom and Jerry running after me. When they finally got here, we bought the dog and took him home.

When we were home, my mom was relieved that the dog didn’t pee or poo in the car. Then, in case of pee or poo, she quickly put out the pee mat.

“We should name him now,” I remembered.

“All right,” my mom answered, “how about Fluffy?”

“No!” I yelled, “what about Dino?” I got the idea from a person named Tiffany, her dog was called Dino, too.

Dino peed on the mat but pooped on the floor, and my mom had to teach him to poop on the mat, too. When he finally did it, I gave him a treat and patted him.

I was happy, except for Jerry of course, he was scared.