I was a teaching assistant. I taught English classes to first-year university students, because at the time China required every university student to study English. Students were also required to pass college English test levelled at band 4 and 6. They can’t graduate if they fail the exams...
“Although it was not the first app to offer an endless feed, and it was certainly not the first to use algorithms to better understand and target its users, TikTok put these ingredients together like nothing else before it.” The app was so effective—so sticky—that every meaningful compet...
Its manufacture for use as a dielectric film was discontinued around the year 2000, and remaining material stocks for capacitor applications have largely been consumed. As a dielectric material it was quite good, with electrical properties similar though slightly inferior to polypropylene in most cases...
Which is not to say the year was without its share of startling revelations: Vashti Bunyan, “Another Diamond Day” (1969)–A cool, timeless day in the mountain when all the world is a possibility. “Scott The Hoople In The Dungeon Of Horror” (2015)–The Minus 5 release five records ...
In 2021, the average cost for a year of college, including tuition, fees, room, board, and other expenses, was $35,551. That’s about $142,000 for a four-year degree.5 Footing the higher education bills of your children or grandchildren may seem daunting, but it can be within reach...
Another Mid Autumn Festival tradition is the Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance. Unique to Hong Kong, it began in the 19th century when Tai Hang villagers held the event to drive away bad luck. It has since made its way onto the national list of intangible cultural heritage. This year’s Tai Ha...
“if you asked the 10-year-old version of me, who used to spend a lot of time daydreaming about ai, what was going to happen, my pretty confident prediction would have been that first we’re gonna have robots, and they’re going to perform all physical labor. then we’re going to...
After my graduation, I remained in Peking University, working as an English teacher. Actually, I wasn’t a teacher in the true sense. I was a teaching assistant. I taught English classes to first-year university students, because at the time China required every university student to study ...
Bello clearly improved over the course of the season, and he is the type of talent who is still being monitored by Champions League clubs. This was the perfect year to live through the bad moments in order to get to the types of good moments his talent says he's capable of producing....
Previously, the skewed gender distribution of teachers was a matter that I accepted rather than questioned. Now more than ever, I have begun to question how my gender has both influenced my teaching career and impacted on others' perception of me as a person. Matthew: I am a 31-year-old...