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powerrose
Joined: 14 Apr 2003
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Location: Shenzhen, China
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 Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 10:31 am Post subject: Cancelled classes in primary school |
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| How many cancelled classes are acceptable in a primary school? For awhile I didn't really notice much that my classes were often canceled for things like recital practice, folk dancing, field trips, school trips, and stuff. Now its to the point that final exams are being cancelled, so I'm a little befuddled. Is it normal? And I don't know how the other teachers cope (I noticed one was giving a math test over different classes, but it seems hard to plan lessons like that). Whats the norm for this sort of thing? |
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Glenski
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Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN
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| Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 12:49 pm Post subject: |
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What country are you in? Your avatar only says "Asia".
It's not the norm for Japan. |
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powerrose
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| Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 2:31 pm Post subject: |
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I know, I used to teach there. That's one of the reasons I'm wondering if maybe there are countries where this is the norm.
My country pretty much gives up my identity, but its "near" China. The students are 90% European, though. |
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scot47
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| Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 7:19 pm Post subject: |
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| "Near China" ??? Sikkim ? Mongolia ? Russian Siberia ? Tannu Tuva ? |
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anninhk
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| It happens a lot here on the NET scheme in HK but that is only because the local English teachers are under pressure to complete the text book in time for exams! Looks like English is not valued at all where you are as they might cancel the NET English lesson but they would never cancel exams - unless like last year they closed the schools for Swine flu and even then P5 came in to take them! |
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powerrose
Joined: 14 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 2:54 am Post subject: |
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| yeah, our kids couldn't come to school but could practice sports after school. It seems like the priorities at my school are recitals (to show off for parents?!?), sports, and then maybe some education........ |
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naturegirl321
Joined: 04 May 2003
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Location: home sweet home
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| Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 8:33 am Post subject: |
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| powerrose wrote: |
| My country pretty much gives up my identity, but its "near" China. The students are 90% European, though. |
In some of your other posts, you say that you�'re in Shenzhen. That's in China.
I'd say that I often had cancelled classes and exams at the end of the school year, becuase they had more important things to do, like prepare for the parade where they had to goosestep for 45 minutes. |
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