Hello all, I'm gaomeigeng, a 23 year old American woman. I currently live in Shanghai, but just recently escaped a 7 month gig with EF in Hefei.
I went to the University of Delaware and majored in History Education, and taught US and world history in the states before coming to China. I have found, to my great disappointment, that Chinese students who barely speak English know far more about
history and geography than most of my American students.
While introducing the unit on WWII in my 10th grade World History class, I was asked, "If they had radar, why didn't the Jews see the Nazis coming?" How do you respond to that?
So, I'm here in China, teaching and learning. I don't know how long I will stay.
OH, and george, as per your first post...I am very tall