Dear Students:
I am so happy to welcome you to my classroom. As I meet you on Monday, we will start a wonderful year together learning Mandarin Chinese as well as the culture and practices of the people who speak the language.
As I saw kids busy shopping for school supplies and buying new clothes, I look back when I went to school. We had to wear uniforms. So, what do you think, would you like to wear uniforms to school? Here's an article reporting the newest trend:
Uniforms seen as bright spot in drab U.S. back-to-school season
(Wed Aug 14, 2013 4:33pm EDT) By Dhanya Skariachan NEW YORK, August 14 (Reuters) - When Robyn Asbell started kindergarten this month in Covington, Georgia, she had to wear a white collared shirt and a khaki jumper instead of her favorite pink sequin dress. Asbell is among a growing number of U.S. school children who are required to wear a uniform. The trend is expected to gain steam as public school enrollment continues to set new records... (link to the article)
I am so happy to welcome you to my classroom. As I meet you on Monday, we will start a wonderful year together learning Mandarin Chinese as well as the culture and practices of the people who speak the language.
As I saw kids busy shopping for school supplies and buying new clothes, I look back when I went to school. We had to wear uniforms. So, what do you think, would you like to wear uniforms to school? Here's an article reporting the newest trend:
Uniforms seen as bright spot in drab U.S. back-to-school season
(Wed Aug 14, 2013 4:33pm EDT) By Dhanya Skariachan NEW YORK, August 14 (Reuters) - When Robyn Asbell started kindergarten this month in Covington, Georgia, she had to wear a white collared shirt and a khaki jumper instead of her favorite pink sequin dress. Asbell is among a growing number of U.S. school children who are required to wear a uniform. The trend is expected to gain steam as public school enrollment continues to set new records... (link to the article)