This school year, Mr. He Kun has proudly joins Southern Lehigh High School as the new Chinese teacher. Kun was very excited about coming to teach in America.
“In China, Chinese was my major,” Kun said, “and coming to America enhances my skills.”
Superintendent Mrs. Leah Christman explained that Chinese teachers in both the middle school and the high school are not hired by the district, but are guest volunteer scholars.
“They are hired through a program that includes the University of Pittsburgh, the HanBan Confucius Institute, Berks County IU, and Wuhan University in China,” Christman said. “The teachers are finishing their Master’s degrees in China and major in teaching Chinese as a second language.”
There are some differences from teaching in China compared to the United States.
“The biggest difference would have to be projects,” Kun said. “Projects here are more individual than projects in China.”
He Kun’s Chinese classes include the teaching of the language, the culture, how China has changed over the years, and what people are doing now in the country.
“I am excited to learn the culture of China and to see what they do differently compared to the United States,” freshman Chinese student Myrandah Victory said.
