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城妈同学：城妈3月5日来多伦多，参加蒙特利尔的研究所的应聘。助理的职位，两年的合同，对于有些人来说是鸡肋；但对于我们就是"天上的馅饼"了。连续十天，城妈每天一睁眼，就扎在我那十平米的小屋子里折腾应聘材料。城妈平素不喜欢英语，这次天天演练，最后45分钟的presention,能一口气磕磕绊绊的讲下来了。16日飞蒙城，当天返回。转天就飞往国内了。一周后收到“馅饼”没接住的通知，另收获了一嘴的燎泡。 城妈是天津大学（北洋大学）2005年的博士，1998年的硕士，食品科学专业。
城爸同学：从2008年12月开始，城爸在麦当劳打工。主要的任务是，刷盘子，擦地板，清理桌子。最难干的是每周一、三、五，要把所有的袋装垃圾清除去；另一项不好干的就是每天打扫男厕所女厕所。从4：30到12：30，扣除中间休息记薪时间是7小时10分钟，安省最低标准的工资--9.5元/小时。 出国之前，城爸在天津电视台经济部，干过从见习记者到责任编辑的大部分业务。
城城同学：六一节的时候，城城非要找爸爸。他要“和男生一起玩"。最后，小男生把城妈给惹烦了，被女生城妈打了两巴掌。城城同学就哭了。
城妈同学：城妈3月5日来多伦多，参加蒙特利尔的研究所的应聘。助理的职位，两年的合同，对于有些人来说是鸡肋；但对于我们就是"天上的馅饼"了。连续十天，城妈每天一睁眼，就扎在我那十平米的小屋子里折腾应聘材料。城妈平素不喜欢英语，这次天天演练，最后45分钟的presention,能一口气磕磕绊绊的讲下来了。16日飞蒙城，当天返回。转天就飞往国内了。一周后收到“馅饼”没接住的通知，另收获了一嘴的燎泡。 城妈是天津大学（北洋大学）2005年的博士，1998年的硕士，食品科学专业。
城爸同学：从2008年12月开始，城爸在麦当劳打工。主要的任务是，刷盘子，擦地板，清理桌子。最难干的是每周一、三、五，要把所有的袋装垃圾清除去；另一项不好干的就是每天打扫男厕所女厕所。从4：30到12：30，扣除中间休息记薪时间是7小时10分钟，安省最低标准的工资--9.5元/小时。 出国之前，城爸在天津电视台经济部，干过从见习记者到责任编辑的大部分业务。
城城同学：六一节的时候，城城非要找爸爸。他要“和男生一起玩"。最后，小男生把城妈给惹烦了，被女生城妈打了两巴掌。城城同学就哭了。
最后编辑: 2009-06-17
回复: 是否放弃中国的发展机会?
关于圣经地带的解释：
圣经地带（Bible Belt）是指美国南部部分州份的别名。这些州份的民风非常保守，对宗教非常狂热。相对于圣经带以外的自由主义及无神论思想，圣经带州份有不少人都不断坚持要以圣经作为日常行事的标准。
1. 其一，包括美国东南部及中西部各个州。大致上是西北至肯萨斯州、西南至德萨斯州，东北至维珍尼亚州、东南至佛罗里达州。
2. 其二，南北战争时期所有南方州份及其西面延伸，但除却加州。
3. 其三，连加拿大的艾伯塔省及卑斯省的费沙谷亦包括在内。
想当初登陆之前，就这么一个问题“加拿大哪个的地方教堂多，宗教信仰比较虔诚？”我问了好久，逢人必问。无人给我一个满意的答复。
现在，偶然间一查就带出了答案。如果我当初知道的话，我不会来多伦多的。我肯定是会去“加拿大的艾伯塔省”或者是“卑斯省的费沙谷”。多伦多的氛围不是太理想。
关于圣经地带的解释：
圣经地带（Bible Belt）是指美国南部部分州份的别名。这些州份的民风非常保守，对宗教非常狂热。相对于圣经带以外的自由主义及无神论思想，圣经带州份有不少人都不断坚持要以圣经作为日常行事的标准。
1. 其一，包括美国东南部及中西部各个州。大致上是西北至肯萨斯州、西南至德萨斯州，东北至维珍尼亚州、东南至佛罗里达州。
2. 其二，南北战争时期所有南方州份及其西面延伸，但除却加州。
3. 其三，连加拿大的艾伯塔省及卑斯省的费沙谷亦包括在内。
想当初登陆之前，就这么一个问题“加拿大哪个的地方教堂多，宗教信仰比较虔诚？”我问了好久，逢人必问。无人给我一个满意的答复。
现在，偶然间一查就带出了答案。如果我当初知道的话，我不会来多伦多的。我肯定是会去“加拿大的艾伯塔省”或者是“卑斯省的费沙谷”。多伦多的氛围不是太理想。
回复: 是否放弃中国的发展机会?
实际上我一直在等候，等候城城爸爸的分享，等候城城爸爸把自己的经历写出来。
你沉默了很久，很久。。。。。让我更惦念你，惦念神内的弟兄在远方生活如何？
看到你以上的纪录，说实话，心里比较酸，有些难受。
但是转念一想，反而为你开心起来，你愿意透露这些信息，说明我们的城爸不但状态大勇，而且心态非常好。这样的历练，肯定有神的美意在。我确信如此！
经过这样的历练，该是时候考虑下一步的路该如何走了。
实际上我一直在等候，等候城城爸爸的分享，等候城城爸爸把自己的经历写出来。
你沉默了很久，很久。。。。。让我更惦念你，惦念神内的弟兄在远方生活如何？
看到你以上的纪录，说实话，心里比较酸，有些难受。
但是转念一想，反而为你开心起来，你愿意透露这些信息，说明我们的城爸不但状态大勇，而且心态非常好。这样的历练，肯定有神的美意在。我确信如此！
经过这样的历练，该是时候考虑下一步的路该如何走了。
人生财富，说得好！回复: 是否放弃中国的发展机会?
这就是我怕的，待在上海工作的必然的矛盾。自从有了孩子，就把自己的一半或者大半给了孩子。有人说没必要，有人说浪费人才，不管别人怎么说，我始终觉得那是一种本能，也许对我这种本能过强，以至于我不能理解我的一个好友，她每天从没有在9点之前到家，出差出国是常事，孩子完全交给公婆带。这样的好友我有好几个，每次跟她们辩论都以我的失败告终。
所以听从你的内心吧。我的好友们过的很滋润。而我，想寻求work/life balance而来到这里，路走得也许很艰难呢。
这就是我怕的，待在上海工作的必然的矛盾。自从有了孩子，就把自己的一半或者大半给了孩子。有人说没必要，有人说浪费人才，不管别人怎么说，我始终觉得那是一种本能，也许对我这种本能过强，以至于我不能理解我的一个好友，她每天从没有在9点之前到家，出差出国是常事，孩子完全交给公婆带。这样的好友我有好几个，每次跟她们辩论都以我的失败告终。
所以听从你的内心吧。我的好友们过的很滋润。而我，想寻求work/life balance而来到这里，路走得也许很艰难呢。
回复: 是否放弃中国的发展机会?
这是信的内容：
Dear Ms Molenaar:
Thanks for taking your time from busy work to read my letter. I am Robert, a student of your school. As a new immigrant, I’m very thankful for what the school has offered. You guys give us such a wonderful opportunity for learning knowledge, skills, study experience and for a chance to understand Canadian social culture as well, I would never be too much to show my gratitude.
However, nothing is perfect. In the last quad, we met such a incompent teacher that I feel I have to report to you.
My class No. was ELSE01.33, and Isabella Wai taught us for the quad. The first thing strake me as odd was her accent. Elizabeth speaks English with very strong Chinese accent. “In the first couple weeks, I can not understand any words.” The Arber girl who sits beside the backdoor complained. Since I come from China, I understand her without any problem. Then after 2 months learning, my colleagues comment that my Chinese accent is heavier than before. You know, it is very well for a foreign teacher to teach science, mathematic or something like that, but she is teaching English! How can a teacher who always mispronounces words foster good English speaking students?
The first week, Ms. Wai gave us a test on grammar. She let us point out what sort of grammar mistakes are present in the sentences. We did not have to correct them, just needed to write out what sort of mistake it is, such as: fragment, comma splice, run on sentences, dangling modifiers, and so on. Some students were fully sure how to correct the incorrect sentence, but pointed out that the error in the names proved to be a difficulty. At that time, we thought the first week was not very helpful, but who knew, compared with the coming week, the first several lessons are wonderful.
In her class, Ms. Wai is very easy to lose her temper. She always yelled to us, “CLASS, CLASS”. There were no classes in which she didn’t yell. I once counted, in 2 hours class she shouted at us more than 20 times. Every time, the reason was same, she complained that our classroom was too noisy. We all know we met a teacher who likes the death-like quiet more than anything else. Moreover, sometime even the class was really quiet, she still yelled and clapped, just to conceal that she forgot something. Ms. Wai also makes mistakes when marking her quizzes, she gave one person’s mark to another one, and that frequently happens, but she has never apologized.
Though Ms Wai tried to be a tyrant, but has a weak management indeed. In the ending of final examination, she ordered students to queue for handing the sheets. The waiting time was so long and discipline was actually slack, that some students got adequate time to look through the dictionary, found out the question’s answer. For instance, the meaning of “hallucinatory” was solved in this way.
After watching the movie Romeo and Juliet, Ms. Wai spent 3 classes to watch another movie “Shakespeare in love”. The movie involves very little about what we were learning--Romeo and Julie. Indeed it is quite a controversy film. Facing the erotic scenes, Muslim students, such as Ammniel and Ahmed, felt so embarrassment, they crouched in the last row, and lowered their head under table. Ms. Wai paid no attention to this at all. What is more, any effort to communicate will in vain. She did ever ask us “any questions?” But when we really raised hand and asked question, she invariably blame us “You don’t understand, because you did not listen, so no question! No question!” Awet (an African student) often suffered frustrations about that, he said: “She said a lot, but didn’t answer my question!” I also tried to make conversation with her; I got her replied “I don’t understand.” “I don’t know what are you talking about!” Not once, at least twice. Maybe indeed my English is not good enough to be understood, but we all have been taught since elementary school to respond with phrases such as, “I beg your pardon”, “ would you please repeat your last words?” or simply say “ I’m sorry?” She didn’t know any courtesy, only said: “I don’t understand.” and turned her back on me.
In the final examination, we were instructed to write an essay about Shakespeare’s different figure in his life, it was my turn to feel uncomfortable. As a devoted Christian, I was instructed to compare Shakespeare with God, and to imagine God's complaining to Shakespeare that “I created a lot and lost myself”. I don’t like to question my lord in this way, and I don’t believe that any comparison can be made between God and a playwright. Since we were not given the option to write about a different subject,I took strong offense to this.Thus I sincerely hope, if it is possible, to re-test me and let another teacher evaluate my English level.
I had a duty to speak out what we know about Isabella Wai, if I don’t, maybe there will be more students waste their valuable time in her class.
Thank for you read my letter. May our school have a splendid future!
Best wishes! And may the almighty God bless you!
Your sincerely: Robert Qi
这是信的内容：
Dear Ms Molenaar:
Thanks for taking your time from busy work to read my letter. I am Robert, a student of your school. As a new immigrant, I’m very thankful for what the school has offered. You guys give us such a wonderful opportunity for learning knowledge, skills, study experience and for a chance to understand Canadian social culture as well, I would never be too much to show my gratitude.
However, nothing is perfect. In the last quad, we met such a incompent teacher that I feel I have to report to you.
My class No. was ELSE01.33, and Isabella Wai taught us for the quad. The first thing strake me as odd was her accent. Elizabeth speaks English with very strong Chinese accent. “In the first couple weeks, I can not understand any words.” The Arber girl who sits beside the backdoor complained. Since I come from China, I understand her without any problem. Then after 2 months learning, my colleagues comment that my Chinese accent is heavier than before. You know, it is very well for a foreign teacher to teach science, mathematic or something like that, but she is teaching English! How can a teacher who always mispronounces words foster good English speaking students?
The first week, Ms. Wai gave us a test on grammar. She let us point out what sort of grammar mistakes are present in the sentences. We did not have to correct them, just needed to write out what sort of mistake it is, such as: fragment, comma splice, run on sentences, dangling modifiers, and so on. Some students were fully sure how to correct the incorrect sentence, but pointed out that the error in the names proved to be a difficulty. At that time, we thought the first week was not very helpful, but who knew, compared with the coming week, the first several lessons are wonderful.
In her class, Ms. Wai is very easy to lose her temper. She always yelled to us, “CLASS, CLASS”. There were no classes in which she didn’t yell. I once counted, in 2 hours class she shouted at us more than 20 times. Every time, the reason was same, she complained that our classroom was too noisy. We all know we met a teacher who likes the death-like quiet more than anything else. Moreover, sometime even the class was really quiet, she still yelled and clapped, just to conceal that she forgot something. Ms. Wai also makes mistakes when marking her quizzes, she gave one person’s mark to another one, and that frequently happens, but she has never apologized.
Though Ms Wai tried to be a tyrant, but has a weak management indeed. In the ending of final examination, she ordered students to queue for handing the sheets. The waiting time was so long and discipline was actually slack, that some students got adequate time to look through the dictionary, found out the question’s answer. For instance, the meaning of “hallucinatory” was solved in this way.
After watching the movie Romeo and Juliet, Ms. Wai spent 3 classes to watch another movie “Shakespeare in love”. The movie involves very little about what we were learning--Romeo and Julie. Indeed it is quite a controversy film. Facing the erotic scenes, Muslim students, such as Ammniel and Ahmed, felt so embarrassment, they crouched in the last row, and lowered their head under table. Ms. Wai paid no attention to this at all. What is more, any effort to communicate will in vain. She did ever ask us “any questions?” But when we really raised hand and asked question, she invariably blame us “You don’t understand, because you did not listen, so no question! No question!” Awet (an African student) often suffered frustrations about that, he said: “She said a lot, but didn’t answer my question!” I also tried to make conversation with her; I got her replied “I don’t understand.” “I don’t know what are you talking about!” Not once, at least twice. Maybe indeed my English is not good enough to be understood, but we all have been taught since elementary school to respond with phrases such as, “I beg your pardon”, “ would you please repeat your last words?” or simply say “ I’m sorry?” She didn’t know any courtesy, only said: “I don’t understand.” and turned her back on me.
In the final examination, we were instructed to write an essay about Shakespeare’s different figure in his life, it was my turn to feel uncomfortable. As a devoted Christian, I was instructed to compare Shakespeare with God, and to imagine God's complaining to Shakespeare that “I created a lot and lost myself”. I don’t like to question my lord in this way, and I don’t believe that any comparison can be made between God and a playwright. Since we were not given the option to write about a different subject,I took strong offense to this.Thus I sincerely hope, if it is possible, to re-test me and let another teacher evaluate my English level.
I had a duty to speak out what we know about Isabella Wai, if I don’t, maybe there will be more students waste their valuable time in her class.
Thank for you read my letter. May our school have a splendid future!
Best wishes! And may the almighty God bless you!
Your sincerely: Robert Qi
最后编辑: 2009-06-18
回复: 是否放弃中国的发展机会?
因为当初我回国是答应完成合同就回来，后来合同结束后老板想尽办法挽留就滋生了这个帖子，自己也犹豫不决。
教堂的牧师从我先生口中知道了我的犹豫，直接打电话到国内我的办公室，给我上了非常重要的一课。挂完电话我就去约定回程机票了。
大概前后半年左右。我先生说，幸好那段日子有小女儿在身边，给他很多动力和希望。否则真的不知道如何熬过第一个冬天。
我一直很希望你能联系我那位多伦多的同学，因为她正在华人传媒公司内部工作，或许能为你提供些帮助。
因为当初我回国是答应完成合同就回来，后来合同结束后老板想尽办法挽留就滋生了这个帖子，自己也犹豫不决。
教堂的牧师从我先生口中知道了我的犹豫，直接打电话到国内我的办公室，给我上了非常重要的一课。挂完电话我就去约定回程机票了。
大概前后半年左右。我先生说，幸好那段日子有小女儿在身边，给他很多动力和希望。否则真的不知道如何熬过第一个冬天。
我一直很希望你能联系我那位多伦多的同学，因为她正在华人传媒公司内部工作，或许能为你提供些帮助。
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