I teach in barren classrooms with no hint of a bulletin board. There is a Green chalk board, computer using Windows 97, and a projector in the ceiling. The floors are dirty, the walls unpainted. The desks are large and cumbersome. One room has tiny laminate square stools (no backs) for the students to sit on for 2 hours. The ceiling is open revealing pipes, etc.
Copy machines for the teachers are limited and far away. Paper and supplies are on your own. There is no drinking water fountain in a whole 10-story building. Don't even ask about the bathrooms, which are devoid of TP, soap, or paper towels. Not a vending machine in sight. I haven't tried to use the Internet at school, so I can't vouch for its reliability.
There is not a book or a map in sight--and this at the finest university in Xi'an, and one of the best in China. Fortunately, the students are polite, respectful, eager to learn, and very appreciative of the Teacher's efforts.
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