Happiness Journal 5/10/25

Brought home two Chinese preparatory books for kindergarteners from the book exchange corner. Was on cloud nine when the son took to the chapter on animals and spent about 30 minutes listening to me speak Chinese and attempted various exercises.

Then, striking while the iron was hot, I went to the local library to borrow two Chinese magazines published in Mainland China for him. One featured pandas while the other featured elephants. Which are animals that have tugged at his heartstrings. Will endeavour to read aloud these feature articles for his benefit. Actually, I’m a bit weary of my country’s educational system and the boundaries it sets to test sixth graders effectively during their middle school entrance exam. Hopefully, these Mainland China magazines will help broaden my perspective!