Final exams are coming up—I’m treating the kids to some free-range chicken. Watching them eat their

It's been nearly three years since I last taught there. No matter how much I'm reluctant to leave, I

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A public-sector teacher resigned to teach in a remote mountainous area, postponing graduate school f

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Home Visit with Xiaohan (Part 2): After dinner, I had a heart-to-heart talk with Xiaohan. The kids'

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The water purification equipment for the new volunteer-teaching school has been successfully install

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Do we really need delicacies from mountains and seas? Simple tea and plain rice are part of life too

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It’s the Dragon Boat Festival! Today I once again personally paid to prepare zongzi, large shrimp, a

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A week ago, I accidentally saw students making rubber bands with discarded mask strings. I felt bad

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Just finished the home visit and heading back—after rushing 2,000 kilometers, I finally get to taste

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The whole village suddenly lost power, and the school cafeteria couldn't cook lunch. Seeing the chil

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After evening self-study, the kids grab their basins to fetch water for washing up. At such a young

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I promised to have dinner with the kids today. Seeing them eat heartily without wasting a single bit

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One day off—planning to head to the county town with my colleagues for a big shopping spree and to p

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I didn't go down the mountain for seven days during the holiday. The students were going back to sch

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A couple of days ago, I took a ride to the county seat and bought some fresh fruit for my students.

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Rewarding students who made the biggest improvements on this midterm exam with a trip to town for so

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After teaching in the countryside, I found that many children in the mountainous area suffer from se

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Today, I’m planning to hold a patriotism‑education class meeting for my students. We were born under

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Back at school, the kids were overjoyed to see me; their sweet smiles were just like a jar of plum j

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Remember the little girl who walked two hours of mountain road to invite me to her home for the New

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Summer vacation is just around the corner! I sent several hundred boxes of bayberries to the school

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