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Teacher’s Profile
This “kid” is clearly quite pop-ular; add to it
the determination and commitment to go
above and beyond to make students’ wishes
come true. “We want a Chinese drama club,”
they wished. Ms. Pei’s response: “Just start
it, and leave the rest to me.” Her students
identify with the bubbly personality streaked
with an endearing mischievousness and the
inner child waiting to burst out, as if she were
Pei Lu on the outside and Peter Pan on the
inside. So when she leaves this note for her
drama students…
My fellow drama fanatics!
Let’s get the show on the road this afternoon!
Same time: 3:20 – 4:30pm
Same place: 1280
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…the students fol low. R oom 1280 is
packed with over 30 students, almost twice
the number of students than in a regular
Keystone classroom. She may be playful
and light-hearted, but her students take
her seriously because if Ms. Pei takes on
something, she means business.
Out of the Box and Beyond
During an internal test for grade 9, students
sat in pairs, and wrote scripts that would
depict the critical exploration of the Chinese
imperial examination system from the
perspective of two crucial characters in
Chinese classical literature, Fan Jin from
the novel Fan Jin Zhong Ju and Kong Yiji
from the novel Kong Yiji. The scenario is
set in a graveyard where the two souls meet
to talk, reflect, and critically examine the
imperial examination system. This is Ms.
Pei’s business-as-usual out-of-the-box style.
So having given them this unique test, she
watched each mini skit performed by a pair of
students, and gave them their scores.