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A grin

    It was a sunny morning when I captured this delightful moment. I was working as a volunteer teacher in a primary school of immigrants’ children in mainland China. Immigrants are a special group in mainland, especially in big cities like Guangzhou. Their children had lesser opportunities to receive education compared to the local ones. So, I worked there and hoped to do something for it.

    This boy was one of the immigrants’ children in my class. Before coming to classes, I firstly saw him lower his head among all the children and seemed unwilling to talk. I arranged an interesting class that day. It was about safety education. I put the children into groups, let them watch a fun cartoon about self-rescue in danger. After watching, groups had to compete to answer my questions. I would add points to the group who gave right answers and finally rewarded the one with highest score. Through this, I wanted them to learn cooperation.

     At the beginning, all went through quite well. But the boy I mentioned above did not want to take part in group discussion. I decided to talk to him during the break. I patted on his shoulder and asked: “Hello Tom, how are you going on with your group members?”

    He shyly lowered his head and said: “It’s not funny.”

    “Then what is funny in your eye?” I asked.

    “Playing computer games is much more interesting.” He answered honestly.

    I knew it was children’s nature from my own experience. They were not to be blamed. They just resorted to exciting computer games as a result of lack of parents’ company.

    “Oh, really?” I asked, pretending to be interested in it, “Then we can talk about it after class because I’ve played many computer games, too. But, you have to follow me the next class.”

    I seriously promised the deal. He did so, too.

    The next class I found him totally different from the previous class. It turned out that he had inspiring ideas over some issues and he cooperated with his group member well, too.

    When the children cheerfully walked out of the classroom in lines after class, I practiced my promise and introduced a lot of playing-and-learning games to him. At the end, he suddenly gave me a bright grin, a grin that was like a flower blossoming in the sunlight. I could not help holding my mobile phone and grabbed this moment forever. It was not only in my album but also in my memory.

    It kept telling me that, education is a process of exchanging emotional feelings but not a mere knowledge “push and pull”. 

A Picture's Worth

1. When was this photo taken? The photo was taken during the first year at the author's university.
2. Who took the photo? The author herself.
3. Where was this photo taken? The photograph was taken round the corner from the author's halls of residence.
4. Why was this photo taken? Because the author found this photo really inspiring.
5. Why is this photo meaningful for the writer? Because this photo makes the author review people's attitudes towards gay people.
6. What is the story behind this photo? The author had entered university and found it a 'gay village' but then had a rose-tinted feelings toward them.
7. Who are the characters in the story? The author and her friends.
8. Where is the setting? There is unthreatening atmosphere in most of the bars in the university.
9. What are the series of Events? The author entered university and found the bar a 'gay village'and then changed her view upon their life.
10. What is the 'tension' generated in the story? At the very beginning she wondered whether she could make any new friends but in fact she adapted to the school environment well.
11. What is the climax in the story? The author found the quote written round the corner of her halls of residence and took a photo.
12. What is the resolution? Although there are unaccepting people towards neterosexuality, but at least someone are doing something for it to make people change attitudes.
13. What is the message behind the story? Neterosexuality should be treated equally instead of being despised.

Heavy Loss in Nursery Robbery

A private kindergarten in Ipswich Stuffolk was broken into with tools at about 11 to 12 pm, resulting in loss of £1,200. In response to victims' claim that they were shocked to be targeted as just a nursery, the police were promising to do all they could to arrest the thief.