SSAB - March 13, 2025

Selfies with essays? The new way to learn names aaaand figure out who actually knows what they’re talking about.How do you deal with an unresponsive class? Let em go! They barely got through the warm up, I don’t know if they actually understood they had a test, and only one out of three group leaders actually turned up! 😂😂Dropped by the campus bookstore aaaaand… bought a Russian textbook in Chinese.YouTube memberships… got some ideas. Specialist levels?Donate to the show! PayPal link below!https://www.paypal.me/stevensirski?locale.x=en_CA***Show notes n tracks up on stevensirski.comAnd on Notion: https://stevensirski.notion.site/SSAB-The-Audio-Blog-of-Steven-Sirski-00acfe344e164bfab191d3cddf6952b2?pvs=4Newsletter over at stevensirski.substack.comLanguage vlog on http://www.youtube.com/@stevenslanguagevlogHope you have a good Thursday!00:00 Introduction and Setup00:21 Selfies with Essays: A New Academic Trend00:47 Challenges of Teaching in Beijing03:13 Internet Woes and VPN Struggles08:12 Student Attitudes and Classroom Dynamics29:09 Exploring Monetization and YouTube Memberships37:40 Concluding Thoughts and Future Plans