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Fran Deram

@franderam

Teach for China cohort & rural China vignette-writer

 China 中国云南省大朝山西镇
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Joined May 2013
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My last blog post from my time at Dachaoshan (Big Dynasty Mountain) teneyedlistening.wordpress.c…
Yunnan’s Rain

Yunnan’s Rain

The cement that makes up the school courtyard is soaked and unevenly spotted with puddles. A dark green mold has emerged and grows under the shallow water, fed by only the rarest episodes of sunlig…

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A short compilation of our projects at Dachaoshan over the past two years! @TeachForChina youtube.com/watch?v=k4zsafQm…
A Day at Dachaoshan 大朝山过的一天

A Day at Dachaoshan 大朝山过的一天

Teach for China: A collection of our projects from 2012-14 :)

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Just gave new glasses to my elementary school students! A girl found me and said with deep appreciation, "Thank you!"
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On Duty: Part 2 wp.me/p2Apuc-1x
On Duty: Part 2

On Duty: Part 2

If my students know the Chinese equivalent of “treat others the way you want to be treated,” then they certainly fall short of upholding it as an honored mantra. Outside of the usual sh…

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If only they worked. Signs in Nanjing urge people to spend less time staring at mobile phones: goo.gl/ivdStp
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My 9th graders take their bi-monthly exams in bad lighting for the 中考. A local teacher fixes lights in the back.
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The Yunxian eye doctor came today and we found that 80 middle school and 11 elementary school students need glasses!
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On Duty

On Duty

I am only two minutes late and, as I walk down the flight of stairs to the school’s cafeteria, I see the line of 7th grade boys shoved backwards in a pulsed wave. Flip-flops come off in the scuffle…

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Should a teacher cry in front of his or her students? wp.me/p2Apuc-1q
Should a teacher cry in front of his or her students?

Should a teacher cry in front of his or her students?

One of our 7th grade students, Chris, did something very upsetting to his banzhuren (a kind of homeroom teacher – check out “banzhuren” for more details). His actions prompted the…

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on my student, Tony: blogs.edweek.org/teachers/le…
Lessons From China

Lessons From China

Jessica Shyu was the head of training with Teach For China, a part of the Teach For All global network.

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About Tony

About Tony

This is 续德寿 (Tony). Right now, he is an 8th grade student at Big Dynasty Mountain Middle School in one of the poorest counties in Yunnan, China. I greatly admire Tony—he has a spirit that contrasts…

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A Proposal – Part 6 (Final Part)

A Proposal – Part 6 (Final Part)

A Proposal (Part 6 – Final Part)   The phone vibrates my hand impatiently. I stare dumbfounded at it. My mind comes up blank when I search for a reason as to why the local police are telephoning me…

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A Proposal (Part 5)

A Proposal (Part 5)

“What’s your salary?” The first question is asked by Little Bee without any pandering. Although the question comes up in almost every conversation I have with a new Chinese person, I never know how…

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A mini-documentary on my volunteer work in rural Yunnan! Check it out! tudou.com/programs/view/jIHd…
刚刚参加了江苏卫视＜＜芝麻开门＞＞！
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Xinhua headline: Internet celebrities should respect/uphold 7 basic principles, including "national interests" and "socialist policies."
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First #panda born in Taiwan is female bit.ly/11rSX78 More photos: bit.ly/11rSUrV
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I and my colleague are mama hens for our small "chick-students" :)
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Chen Guangcheng to leave NYU. bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-ch…
Blind activist Chen Guangcheng blames Beijing for NYU exit

Blind activist Chen Guangcheng blames Beijing for NYU exit

Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng links his departure from New York University to "unrelenting pressure" from Beijing, claims NYU denies.

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Separating the precious tea-buds from their leaves.
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