cultural understanding

I'm just entering into the world of computers, at first I didn't wanted to even get close to one, because I was scared...  Read More »

For those who haven't seen my username yet, I'm in China. As a foreign teacher, I love sharing all those obscure cultural tidbits that sometimes don't compute in the minds of my students. Now I'm wondering if I try to play an April Fool's joke on them, say fake a heart attack, will they get it? Is it worth the risk of freaking some of my students out and making them cry?  Read More »