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Office Hours, Anybody?

I am conflicted. One the one hand, I can’t wait to talk about the different cultural perceptions of time, which should be the next topic in our Go to Culture School series. But, on the other hand, I can’t stop thinking about power distance and education. As I was driving to work today, I started [...]

Power Distance in the Classroom

by Anamaria

Culture School is in session! In this series, we take an aspect of intercultural theory and apply to daily life. Basically, our goal is to expose those cultural moonwalking bears. And because this blog is about culture and education, we consider each topic in the context of the classroom. photo by maryatexitzero In two previous [...]

Today is International Children’s Day

by Anamaria

Did you know that today is International Children’s Day? International Children’s Day, which is always on June 1st, is a huge deal in Romania.photo by spaceodissey Each city organizes various children’s events to celebrate this day. I remember streets being closed off for hours to cars, so that children could draw on the pavement, or [...]

School Snapshot :: Liceul Dimitrie Bolintineanu in Bucharest, Romania

by Cate

It’s School Snapshot time again! The School Snapshot Project highlights schools around the world. Interested in sharing your school? In today’s School Snapshot, Elena Andrei talks about her Romanian high school in Bucharest. photo by schoolofeverything I am Elena Andrei and I am from Romania. I have been teaching English as a Foreign Language in [...]

Did You Celebrate International Women’s Day?

by Anamaria

Last Sunday was March 8, which in Romania has always been celebrated as Women’s Day. March 8 is actually International Women’s Day and it is a huge celebration in about 52 countries around the world. Besides my mother, every year on March 8 I think of my former female teachers. Why? Because when I was [...]

Sleeping in School – A Cultural Thing?

by Anamaria

Last week’s Friday Foto featured a student falling asleep over school work. That got me thinking about sleeping, school, and culture. During the 16 years I (Anamaria) spent going to school in Romania, I never saw any students fall asleep in class. I never heard of any either. But during the 6 years I have [...]