About this Event
The Teacher
Ann (安⽼师) — university physics lecturer for 40 years, plus 15 years tutoring middle and high school
students in China.
Four decades of university teaching is four decades of one skill: explaining unfamiliar ideas to people
who don't yet have the words for them. That is exactly what this program needs.
Ann does not speak English, and that is by design. Children switch to English the moment they know
the teacher understands it. In her classroom, Chinese isn't the language they're supposed to use — it's the only one that works.
The Problem We Solve
The child understands Chinese and answers in English every time. Traditional Chinese school doesn't
fix this: character drilling builds recognition, not speech.
The Method
Elementary math becomes the vehicle for speaking. Counting, money, change, time, weight, sharing
things out — real situations where the child has to say something to get something done.
The math is set one to two grades below the child's actual level. This is essential. Hard math pulls attention away from language and the child reverts to English to solve it. Easy math frees everything for speaking.
Event venue & nearby stays
INTERNATIOAL ARTS ACADEMY, 1926 W BROADWAY, Vancouver, Canada
Concerts, fests, parties, meetups — all the happenings, one place.