Chinese Class

Ho hum.
What to say about Chinese Class?

Well, what do you want to hear?
That we all suck at speaking Chinese?
That we have no ability and will to learn?
That we continuously don't try, and then make up excuses for it?

I want to learn Chinese.
That's what I say.
That's all I've said about this class for the past few years.

But let me say this.
Every time we do anything, we are constantly, constantly, berated by the teachers.
For years now, we've had teachers attempt to set up boundaries, set up goals, set up ways to make us stop misbehaving.
Nothing has worked.
Partly because it's our fault.
But partly, because of theirs.

WE DON'T WANT TO BE YELLED AT CONSTANTLY.
WE DON'T WANT A TEACHER WHO IS WISHY WASHY.
WE DON'T WANT A TEACHER WHO, EVEN AFTER THE REPEATED TIMES WE SAY, DON'T GIVE US A POWER POINT, WILL STILL GIVE US A POWER POINT.

WE WANT A TEACHER WHO WILL MAKE CHINESE INTERESTING AGAIN.

We just want you to make us want to learn it.
Give us the tools, and give us some motivation.

We'll see how far we can succeed.