L. is on her last week of class. She struggled again with discomfort last night and actually threw up a bit. It didn't take the discomfort away completely, although we did learn that toast with a little butter is something she feels ok eating. I made some spaghetti, which she managed to hang on to.
One of L's former students (K) with a current student (G), visited us to talk about G's grades. She failed because she never attended class. She produced two letters written by her and signed by school administrators essentially exempting her from attending class, which she thought woudl convince L. to give her a passing grade. L. didn't budge. She and I talked later about making sense of an educational system that bases passing on standardized tests independent of what teachers give, yet is unsure of whether teacher's grades on students is required until near the end of the semester and is unclear how important they are for graduation.
GICF recently began posting audios of its Sunday sermons. I listened to a few. Check them out when you get a chance. Stuff still gets censored on the Net here in China (e.g. blogspot.com and geocities.com), but there's a lot that doesn't that one would think would. It's tough denying the great strides China's made over the past 30 years.
