Alright, so today was a MUCH better school day! My grade seven and eight students all had their "Reading Assessment" today, covering the novel, vocabulary, and short stories I have been teaching/reviewing with them. I was SO nervous that they wouldn't do well, but I was pretty happy with their scores! Almost all students seemed to put forth effort, and many even did better than I had anticipated.
Also, the behavior was much better in general today as well. I think it may have to do with the students knowing the expectations on a test day, since there are so many examinations at school. They were even good during the period one lesson, before the exam. So, both my eighth grade classes earned their reward for next week. While the system wasn't perfect, I think it worked overall. Oh, and I even had a few students saying hello and making conversation in the halls when I said hi to them and asking questions about the material before and after class without me pulling it out of them. So, a good day!
Alaina and I want to learn to make hot pots before we come home. It is one of the few foods we really enjoy, basically a broth base with noodles and various vegetables. Like soup. So, Harriet made reservations at this very famous hot pot restaurant tonight where they cook them right in front of us. We'll do that, and then it's off to Hualien on the east coast EARLY in the morning! I am SO looking forward to the weekend and escaping the city once again, especially because the weather hasn't been too bad the past couple of days.
How was your hotpots evening? Post a recipe!
ReplyDeleteHotpots can include basically anything and everything, we are discovering! It is a chicken broth base, with some salt and garlic. They heat this mixture at the table and then bring you an assortment of meats and vegetables. we had several kinds of mushrooms, cabbage, a green vegetable (not sure what it was), various melons, some pumpkin...and then, we had several kinds of seafood including Taiwanese fish cakes and shrimp. Also, they bring thinly shaved, raw beef, but when added to the hot pot, it cooks instantaneously. VERY delicious...since all the vegetables are so different we are trying to come up with American alternatives to make them in the US!
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