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What School is Like in China Right Now (Fall 2020)
We are a month into the fall 2020 semester, so I thought I’d give a little update on what the teaching situation is like. Masks? Alternate day in-class attendance? Social distancing on campus and a mix of classroom and online learning? Well….no. None of that. If you were beamed to
I Won “Favorite Teacher!”
College has started and students have come back to school after being gone for 6 months, so I wasn’t surprised when a few students contacted me to ask if I was still on campus. But I was surprised when they said they wanted to see me and give me flowers.
If I’d seen a T-shirt like this a few years ago – I probably would’ve thought, “Another rebellious teen.” I went to college back in the day. I’m still proud of working my tail off to get it – but honestly, the world has changed so much.
This morning my husband and I were having a chat with a very nice couple. She told us she’s going to college to get a business degree – paying $1,800 USD per class. I said, “Why would you do that when there’s so much online available free?”
Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard to become a billionaire with MicroSoft. Mark Zuckerberg did it even faster with Facebook. Yes, they worked their tails off – but maybe, just maybe they wouldn’t have gotten there at all with a traditional academic background. Going forward I say, “Get your education online for free – or almost free.” Traditional college degrees and a dinosaur if you’re interested in business.