Homeschool Shanghai

I was searching on information on myopia some days ago and found this report on China Daily. “Exposure to bright light for two to three hours daily helps regulate the eye’s growth, dramatically reducing the risk of myopia, an Australian Research Council study found. Short-sightedness, traditionally a problem among the highly educated, has reached record [...]

Today is the last day of the Shanghai Tae Kwon Do Invitation Tournament. This is an inter-province tournament which is Paul’s second tournament ever since last year. Paul was in sparring competition yesterday. He lost 3 to 4 (his opponent is Red and he was Blue, so points were read from Blue to Red.) He [...]

Paul was very upset yesterday. We woke up real early. Mom, Paul, John and I reached the Minhang Sports Stadium before 8am. Paul was going for Tae Kwon Do Tournament – something he worked hard for the entire summer and had his vacation burnt. He’s on pattern competition. The tournament started at 9am and we [...]

It’s been another busy summer (since when it hasn’t?) My students had increased the number of English classes over the summer holidays, so I was practically teaching everyday until recently. One of them dropped out because she had to report to her new boarding school and so will no longer come for class. Another had [...]