Today we visited a middle school that has over 4,000 students. The name of the school means "I love knowledge." It is the first English Language Immersion School in China, and they have 198 teachers. I practiced "ordering dinner" in an English class with a girl named Alice. I gave the school a book about Alabama. Students performed dances, the band played music, we were given beautiful gifts. The average class size is 50, and students always stand up to answer a question in class. They wanted to know about American schools. They attend nine classes each day, and each class is 40 minutes long. Teachers are very well-respected, and we were the first group of teachers from the United States to visit the school.
After the school visit, we had free study time. I wanted to study how China is quickly growing into a capitalist society. I visited many local stores, including a home furnishings store, a Chinese supermarket, and other places of interest.
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