FACES




These are the faces that greeted me everyday at school and sometimes out and about town on the weekend .

These are the faces that couldn't sit still, the pressure of their enjoyment being just too great, whenever we sang BINGO. You know, "There was a farmer had a dog....>clap< I-N-G-O!"

These are the faces that enjoyed catching me alone as I walked across the campus so that just the two of us could recite our little dialog, "How are you? Fine, thank you. And you?.... What are you doing? Nothing much. Etc."




These are the faces, calling greetings as they ran past me on my way to the office, that could lift my spirits.



These are the faces in groups of sixty who challenged some of my formerly held notions of teaching. For example, I still don't know their names...and it doesn't seem to matter!

These are the faces that laughed and laughed at the monkey business in "Caps For Sale."




These are the faces that loved to write their names on the board under the star.



These are the faces that sometimes paid no attention in class and then beamed at me on the playground.





These are the faces in groups of sixty that nearly gave me a hoarse throat keeping their attention and occasionally evoked less than happy thoughts, ie wondering where they had sent all the quiet orderly Chinese students that you hear about.


These are the faces that more often brought smiles and laughter to my day.

These are the faces so proud of the English they have learned.

These are the faces.....