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  • @AleeseLightyear
    @AleeseLightyear  3 роки тому +938

    Hi everyone!!
    Thanks for all the awesome feedback and positive comments on this video!! If you're interested in teaching in China and want to have a consultation with me to learn more click here: calendly.com/aleeselightyear/

    • @arathverdugo
      @arathverdugo 3 роки тому +16

      Girl I just found your channel and I already love you! Super fan of yours from now on

    • @cl03cl
      @cl03cl 3 роки тому +2

      ❤️❤️

    • @emmajk7433
      @emmajk7433 3 роки тому +4

      Great students

    • @giventjale1498
      @giventjale1498 3 роки тому +6

      Hello what do i need to do to be like you? Beside instagram how can we talk about becoming a teacher???

    • @Melanni.Adriana2222
      @Melanni.Adriana2222 3 роки тому +4

      That's the kind of food i love

  • @bonnntime4734
    @bonnntime4734 3 роки тому +1266

    This classroom looks high key like they’re living happily

    • @AleeseLightyear
      @AleeseLightyear  3 роки тому +58

      We have a great time!

    • @GORDONBLAKE84
      @GORDONBLAKE84 3 роки тому +9

      Because this is a school for the rich people

    • @momoware
      @momoware 2 роки тому +2

      @@GORDONBLAKE84 At least the rich people have a choice.

    • @weizhang2834
      @weizhang2834 2 роки тому +17

      @@GORDONBLAKE84 dear Taiwanese, this is obviously typical public school , In mainland China, educations surname is “ public, free , common good “

    • @米基琛
      @米基琛 Рік тому +1

      @@GORDONBLAKE84 很普通的一所学校

  • @psykii1316
    @psykii1316 3 роки тому +1034

    Sara got her priorities straight lmaoooo

  • @JohnThomasAbroad
    @JohnThomasAbroad 3 роки тому +2950

    I would have loved to have a teacher like you.

    • @AleeseLightyear
      @AleeseLightyear  3 роки тому +199

      I’m not always this fun! But this semester I’ve gotten lucky with a lot of students with big personalities and great senses of humor. They make me want have fun

    • @JohnThomasAbroad
      @JohnThomasAbroad 3 роки тому +39

      @@AleeseLightyear Ya it looks like you play hard, but I also get a feeling you make them work even harder. Push them outside of their comfort zone. I feel a genuine care for the students and that is awesome!

    • @pacwoman7126
      @pacwoman7126 3 роки тому +8

      @@AleeseLightyear Have you studied teacher to be a teacher in China?

    • @mysticstep4553
      @mysticstep4553 3 роки тому +1

      i had a substitute teacher like her for a week for now because my main teacher is out helping her sister with some things

    • @onyi.o
      @onyi.o 3 роки тому

      Same. Even tho I have one teacher that has a similar attitude to here, but I’d love to have more. It would be cool, and I’d be comfortable with actual socializing.

  • @yidingliu7575
    @yidingliu7575 3 роки тому +3851

    The gen z in China is T-O-T-A-L-L-Y different from we 80s. They are open-minded, full of confidence and more importantly, liberal.

    • @Kingdom_Of_Dreams
      @Kingdom_Of_Dreams 3 роки тому +121

      Not sure if liberal is considered important or even necessary. It's synonymous with having no standards, which everyone should absolutely have.

    • @daveyjones3016
      @daveyjones3016 3 роки тому +350

      @@Kingdom_Of_Dreams dude please dont lecture us about standards after the Trump insurrection on Jan 6th.

    • @suem.s3226
      @suem.s3226 3 роки тому +276

      Liberal in the US and Liberal in the rest of the world means very different things.

    • @gcshhmjct8168
      @gcshhmjct8168 3 роки тому +8

      @@MixedBeauty01 You eat dogs as well. Oh I forgot you also eat cats.

    • @tosinojo7310
      @tosinojo7310 3 роки тому +50

      libral definately not..Chinese people often think the same even my closest friends that grew up in the west...they have one mind...that's why they are so successful....the only difference is today's generation will pretend better like westerners. I love Chinese people but thinking this generation is drastically different is a misconception....they will be more tolerant but they tend to have the same ideology

  • @elfigos1631
    @elfigos1631 3 роки тому +2418

    That kiddo with British accent is so hilarious 😂

    • @AleeseLightyear
      @AleeseLightyear  3 роки тому +234

      Isn't he??!?! He definitely is quite the character!!

    • @elfigos1631
      @elfigos1631 3 роки тому +68

      @@AleeseLightyear I'm still laughing. Great video. I wanna see more! Keep making more videos about him 😁😂😂

    • @AleeseLightyear
      @AleeseLightyear  3 роки тому +75

      @@elfigos1631 if you have Instagram you can follow me there at @aleeselightyear. I usually post a lot of funny videos of him there

    • @njabulotshabangu7712
      @njabulotshabangu7712 3 роки тому +1

      Jib

    • @nathanosei-atenka71
      @nathanosei-atenka71 3 роки тому +58

      He was so funny and I was not expecting him to blurt out “Ay fam look at my creps” he’s defo british at heart 😂🇬🇧

  • @anastasia-fr1gn
    @anastasia-fr1gn 3 роки тому +1568

    Some of those wishes man 😂 “recover girlfriends” “what happened to them?” Lol

  • @nixonk2269
    @nixonk2269 3 роки тому +2186

    When I heard the kid say creps and fam, I immediately knew he from the UK. Mans from ends

    • @AleeseLightyear
      @AleeseLightyear  3 роки тому +437

      He's got such a funny personality and loves to talk to the British foreign teachers about what they miss the most from the UK

    • @bitchimacat1098
      @bitchimacat1098 3 роки тому +220

      His accent gives it away 💀

    • @bubbletae286
      @bubbletae286 3 роки тому +223

      Even his movements seem british😭😭

    • @inkyviper21
      @inkyviper21 3 роки тому +105

      @@AleeseLightyear his movements gave it away and the jacket 💀

    • @teerich2011
      @teerich2011 3 роки тому +34

      Yes I hear accent. Maybe his English teacher was British. In Jamaica back in the 80s, we said crep(e)s for tennis shoes. In America young ppl say fam or famalam

  • @florianschmidt5828
    @florianschmidt5828 3 роки тому +1125

    Not me suddenly wanting to become a teacher in China

  • @mufistudies
    @mufistudies 3 роки тому +1391

    Their wishes 😂I can’t😂😂
    Very innocent ☺️

    • @AleeseLightyear
      @AleeseLightyear  3 роки тому +146

      RIGHT?!?!? They are sooo funny!

    • @lailas8451
      @lailas8451 3 роки тому +23

      yeh def innocent

    • @itclownlit9936
      @itclownlit9936 3 роки тому +3

      😂

    • @le9264
      @le9264 3 роки тому +3

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @iqqyhassan2339
      @iqqyhassan2339 3 роки тому +10

      My secondary school class would have used this chance to roast each other

  • @ohshanana2397
    @ohshanana2397 3 роки тому +1766

    why aren’t american schools like this. especially the school lunch. we literally get our lunch from the same company that makes prison food

    • @AleeseLightyear
      @AleeseLightyear  3 роки тому +222

      Hahaha not prison food🤦🏾‍♀️ thats terrible. But to be real, this food looks better than it tastes.

    • @axx9149
      @axx9149 3 роки тому +35

      Because it’s a private school

    • @malaklranal1681
      @malaklranal1681 3 роки тому +22

      Thankfully that we don't spend most of our days in the school though. From 7:30 AM to 5 PM, Imagine if you had your period going through that.

    • @jumanjaydazed3538
      @jumanjaydazed3538 3 роки тому +25

      because it's a private international school. No comparison whatsoever between the school she teaches at and the public schools.

    • @kyojuroregoku4028
      @kyojuroregoku4028 3 роки тому +6

      Chinese people is working hard

  • @achetty2707
    @achetty2707 3 роки тому +499

    These kids wishes are stuff I’ll hear when I’m 20

  • @goldsunsilvermoon
    @goldsunsilvermoon 3 роки тому +728

    my bf went to hangzhou foreign language school and said they had three floors for the cafeteria featuring different cuisines on each floor. can’t even imagine 😂

    • @rachelzhou8740
      @rachelzhou8740 3 роки тому +60

      that's the school i went to!!!!!! do you mind telling me your bf's name to see if i had him as my teacher? ps the school does have a three floor building as the cafeteria with different cuisines and there is an all you can eat as well

    • @christopherzhao5381
      @christopherzhao5381 3 роки тому +31

      @@rachelzhou8740 I'm jealous that most of everyone live in rich cities in China. The one my family lives is Tai Yuan. It's ok, but nothing interesting.

    • @charlieye1834
      @charlieye1834 3 роки тому +3

      有钱真系大晒

    • @AleeseLightyear
      @AleeseLightyear  3 роки тому +78

      3 floors just for a cafeteria??? This school must have been massive!

    • @xxlianxx708
      @xxlianxx708 3 роки тому +8

      Lol, my school didn't even have a cafeteria xd. In my country schools sucks, but mine was worst than the average schools :/

  • @perfectstudents8361
    @perfectstudents8361 3 роки тому +1303

    It's great that Chinese public schools hire foreign native speakers to teach English. In most other developing countries, they use local teachers who never even speak to an English native speaker before.

    • @licharles869
      @licharles869 3 роки тому +18

      Well, it's been over than 20 years some, yes it's few, school have teacher like that. Now in tier one and two cities, at least there is one high school we call foreign language high school, have languages courses cover Spanish, Russian, French, Japnese and Korean, the kids in each such class should dedicatedly to learn one second foreign language except English.

    • @seafood_hater
      @seafood_hater 3 роки тому +141

      She mentions in the video that it's an international boarding school, which is not a public school.

    • @abixo2256
      @abixo2256 3 роки тому +1

      Really?

    • @jerryhsu5032
      @jerryhsu5032 3 роки тому +24

      @@seafood_hater FYI public schools also get native speakers as their foreign teachers! even some kindergartens

    • @pikachuthunderbolt3919
      @pikachuthunderbolt3919 3 роки тому +12

      it's better to have native/ local teachers as they could explain u way better due to same background.
      No doubt , even after hiring foreign teachers , East asians ( Chinese , Koreans and japanese excluding hong kongers and Taiwanese ) still find problem or hesitation while speaking English

  • @evdv2011
    @evdv2011 9 місяців тому +2

    Middle schoolers are so hilarious. Your classroom dynamics with your students seem really healthy and positive, bright and fun.

  • @marigou9614
    @marigou9614 3 роки тому +272

    I love how the girl who took the phone went to greet all her friends😂😂😂

    • @Mylkies
      @Mylkies 3 роки тому +4

      @Xunuo Zhao Her name fits her.

    • @langtonmwanza6689
      @langtonmwanza6689 3 роки тому +1

      @Xunuo Zhao lol are you really the british guy...damn

    • @labyrinth1245
      @labyrinth1245 3 роки тому

      @Xunuo Zhao 👀👀👀, how did you access youtube

    • @nyaball
      @nyaball 3 роки тому

      @Xunuo Zhao omg you play roblox awesome!!

    • @KookCookOfficial
      @KookCookOfficial 3 роки тому

      @Xunuo Zhao You did a good job,Xunuo

  • @mojo2003757
    @mojo2003757 3 роки тому +410

    “Means someone wants you to get more tall”
    “Ah”
    That was such a sad sounding “ah” 😂

  • @wez4171
    @wez4171 3 роки тому +169

    I'm chinese and it makes me happy to see you rocking an afro in china!

  • @theOverseasJin
    @theOverseasJin 3 роки тому +464

    4:18 "I hope Gabriel gets more longer...it means somebody wants you to grow tall" 😂😝

  • @kebonybanks4483
    @kebonybanks4483 3 роки тому +556

    A HOUR AND A HALF FOR LUNCH AND BREAK ?! My school could never!

    • @AleeseLightyear
      @AleeseLightyear  3 роки тому +60

      It's great! If only my office was more comfy, I'd sleep.

    • @boomboombaby9140
      @boomboombaby9140 3 роки тому +55

      We only got 30 minutes 😂😂😂

    • @kebonybanks4483
      @kebonybanks4483 3 роки тому +52

      @@boomboombaby9140 right and use half of it sanding in line 😂😂

    • @boomboombaby9140
      @boomboombaby9140 3 роки тому +3

      @@kebonybanks4483 facts 😂💀

    • @foreigner5142
      @foreigner5142 3 роки тому +6

      YALL GET THAT MUCH TIME!? WE ONLY GET 20 MIN

  • @onlyme7783
    @onlyme7783 3 роки тому +242

    I am black and I am often look differently when I say that I can speak chinese : like Im offset. Thanks you to show me and show to young black girls as me that everything is possible for us no matter our skin tone
    Big love💋

    • @AleeseLightyear
      @AleeseLightyear  3 роки тому +64

      Black is beautiful honeeeyyy and I'm here to spread that positivity and let everyone know!

    • @ololo5631
      @ololo5631 3 роки тому +17

      Congratulations on learning chinese!! It isn't an easy language to learn so that's really impressive. 抱歉有不好的人。他们应该都是笨蛋哈哈。我是华人但是我看见有人这样子对别人因为她是黑人然我很失望。我看见有人在学中文会很开心的。

    • @leibnizmax4278
      @leibnizmax4278 3 роки тому +6

      @@ololo5631 确实,在中国很多本土长大的人对黑这种肤色一直带有极大的偏见, 尤其是对黑人,有相当一部分人处于一种很不友好的状态,但是更多的是友善和包容的人,不要在意别人如何想, 更多的是很多人不了解其他种族的人到底是什么样子的,只有接触并了解之后才会消除误解和偏见,在此之前就让自己保持美丽的心情吧!还有就是这位姐妹你的中文看起来好蹩脚,很像是我认识的外国语伴说中文的感觉。哈哈

    • @ololo5631
      @ololo5631 3 роки тому +4

      ​@@leibnizmax4278 是美国长大的。 我没好好听课 所以有可能我的中文不太好哈哈哈😳. 现在是会看到跟多的好人,尤其年轻人。未来希望这世界可以变得更好。❤🌍

    • @kendricks-chan8045
      @kendricks-chan8045 3 роки тому +1

      I speak a little Japanese just can’t read it all that well yet

  • @Nicofilms
    @Nicofilms 3 роки тому +188

    I love that boy! "What's up fam?" hahaha reminds me of home!

    • @AleeseLightyear
      @AleeseLightyear  3 роки тому +22

      Today I'm going to ask him to explain what an estate is 😂😅

    • @Nicofilms
      @Nicofilms 3 роки тому +5

      @@AleeseLightyear hahaha I asked Jack this morning as I thought I was going mad. 😂

    • @bitchimacat1098
      @bitchimacat1098 3 роки тому +5

      @Xunuo Zhao LMFOAOAOAOA😭 roadman vibes~

  • @Mike-he3wu
    @Mike-he3wu 3 роки тому +208

    Really wanna go to school in China after watching this. Everything seems so lively

    • @xairiii
      @xairiii 3 роки тому +49

      Really is fun, but the work is so much💀 probably international school work is less but still a lot

    • @Mike-he3wu
      @Mike-he3wu 3 роки тому +32

      @@xairiii yeah, I’ve heard Chinese students have a lot of homework. I’m still willing to try it. Here in the US our schools are extremely boring.

    • @xairiii
      @xairiii 3 роки тому +20

      @@Mike-he3wu Good luck tho! I agree, US schools are boring and they don't teach anything useful :/

    • @emberstone3
      @emberstone3 3 роки тому +17

      @@Mike-he3wu ya but its totally not worth it 💀 ive been to school there without any chinese knowledge and they are really under-educated on mental health and racism but honestly pretty good experience for ur life

    •  3 роки тому +1

      @@emberstone3 but how u can speak with teachers etc if u don’t know the language

  • @leosideofthegame
    @leosideofthegame 3 роки тому +160

    Your personality is contagious teachers like you are what the kids will remember for long after school is over definitely got a new sub here.

    • @AleeseLightyear
      @AleeseLightyear  3 роки тому +17

      Thank you so much!! That's the biggest compliment ever!! I will never forget these kids either!

  • @liamzhang6642
    @liamzhang6642 3 роки тому +251

    I love the connection between you and the students, especially when compared to my learning experience in a public school

  • @Emily-xs8um
    @Emily-xs8um 3 роки тому +133

    I don't know why this video was recommended to me but I'm so glad it was. I am a uni student born in China but grew up in Canada. It's nice to watch videos like these to see how Chinese education differs from the Western education. You bring so much joy to the class; thank you for your work teaching these children!

  • @qiuqiuY
    @qiuqiuY 3 роки тому +85

    My dream is to teach in China! I was adopted from China as a baby and have been struggling to re-connect with my native culture ever since. When I began to tutor English and learn about ESL teaching, it’s become my life goal to end up back in China at some point in my life. This video was EXACTLY what I needed to watch. Thank you 🙏 stay safe! 谢谢老师!

    • @解放原住民
      @解放原住民 2 роки тому +2

      我的同胞我可以帮助你,你会汉语吗?

    • @BestluckYan
      @BestluckYan Рік тому

      Go to china teaching should be easy, they take care of living and eating if you are not picky. Then use sometime can find your connections

  • @minismalls3096
    @minismalls3096 3 роки тому +155

    LMAO the middle finger from that kid in the beginning is sendinggg me

  • @رزيئة
    @رزيئة 3 роки тому +15

    That was so wholesome to watch. Chinese people seem really polite and kind hearted by nature. The girl who wished one of her classmates gets more money and the boy who wished you'd get a Rolls-Royce warmed my heart the most.

  • @riotbeatsmusic
    @riotbeatsmusic 3 роки тому +139

    She's a UA-cam sensation, she is the moment and she is knackered!!!!

  • @buldakcarbo
    @buldakcarbo 3 роки тому +36

    a little chinese kid w a british accent is the funniest thing i’ve seen today

  • @mayanaise2005
    @mayanaise2005 3 роки тому +141

    The school lunch in China seems way better than the school lunch here in America 😂

    • @AleeseLightyear
      @AleeseLightyear  3 роки тому +20

      It's all realtive. Some days the food tastes better than others, but for the most part, it's very greasy and salty.

    • @dreamcatcheritsme4712
      @dreamcatcheritsme4712 3 роки тому +10

      @@AleeseLightyear As an east Asian I would say, we love greasy and salty 😂😂

    • @plipplop1769
      @plipplop1769 3 роки тому +4

      Absolutely, I'd kill to get sweet potatoes at school.

  • @Mariobrownio1989
    @Mariobrownio1989 3 роки тому +130

    The kids are lucky to have you, you seem like a wonderful teacher

    • @AleeseLightyear
      @AleeseLightyear  3 роки тому +20

      Thanks so much! I think my students will realize once I'm gone how awesome I am! hahaha cus now I just get on their nerves

  • @yingjiawan2514
    @yingjiawan2514 3 роки тому +53

    I was born and raised in a small town in central China and spent my whole school life there before college. It is interesting to see your perspective as a foreign teacher in Beijing, and I just feel a lot has changed, but a lot has also remained the same: students wear the same kind of sporty uniforms, but girls can let their hair down on shoulders now and boys can have long curly hair; kids act the energetic way we used to behave, but they are bolder in front of teachers now (at my time we don't talk to our teachers after class, and there is not a single foreign English teacher in our secondary or high school); kids are also more open to express themselves, as I see from their new year wishes (At my time, we only copied clichés from the textbook into our class assignment or homework because we're afraid to make mistakes!).
    I am watching a more liberal, diverse, and inclusive environment of Chinese education. And I'm really happy about it. It is of course still a long way to go, but it's great to see changes happening.
    LOVER & PEACE!!!

    • @weizhang2834
      @weizhang2834 2 роки тому

      我真的希望你么这类人闭嘴,真的。一天三次,一次四片,北京同仁堂药店有卖,专治情商低

  • @thetearsofjungkook4985
    @thetearsofjungkook4985 3 роки тому +184

    you are seriously one of the brightest and nicest people ever! I just found your channel and binged every video! your smile is so contagious!! love you so much already!!

    • @AleeseLightyear
      @AleeseLightyear  3 роки тому +15

      Thank you so much!! I'm happy that my vibe and happiness has shown through!!

  • @PokeTwilight
    @PokeTwilight 3 роки тому +55

    The speaker at 6:45 is talking about safety guidelines in regards to COVID. The lady speaker after that seems to be talking about a student’s result how it improved from Year 1 to Year 3
    Btw, I was smiling throughout the video, this is too wholesome, thank you for sharing with us, Miss Aleese!

  • @muzikizfun
    @muzikizfun 3 роки тому +55

    It is hard for many people to define what a good teacher is, however when you're in the presence of one you know it! I call it the sparkle factor, you see it in the eyes of the students and teacher because the brain is actively being engaged and learning is taking place! You don't have to look hard to see it in this video!

  • @cee_el
    @cee_el Рік тому +2

    LMAO at the wishes. Having taught in Japan, the students here are sooo much more lively and active.

  • @manderson4817
    @manderson4817 3 роки тому +82

    All of your students seem so sweet, it sounds like you have a lot of fun at work!

    • @AleeseLightyear
      @AleeseLightyear  3 роки тому +29

      They aren't all sweet and it's not always fun! This is just one day where they were all happy to see each other after the holiday!

    • @iisimplyamy8031
      @iisimplyamy8031 3 роки тому +2

      @@AleeseLightyear Aww I'm sorry about that :( some students just like to be mischievous

  • @wabangb
    @wabangb 3 роки тому +25

    Students out there are the luckiest to have u as their teacher.

  • @jesseyang8172
    @jesseyang8172 3 роки тому +75

    I used to take the bus at the same bus stop all the time! Thank you for sharing you life in China with us. You video is absolutely fun to watch.

    • @AleeseLightyear
      @AleeseLightyear  3 роки тому +5

      Same bus stop?!? 😂😂 what a Small world we live in. Thanks for watching and enjoying my videos

  • @mlqtd
    @mlqtd 3 роки тому +79

    Give her a cookie 🍪 this kind of interaction between 2 cultures is so refreshing! Take my like , you incredible teacher 🤓👍

  • @itshazzybee
    @itshazzybee 3 роки тому +52

    I really really really wish i had a wonderful teacher like you! You are so sweet and the relationship you share with your students is too wholesome! You are so positive and bubbly i love it! I teared up when i saw some of the interactions cuz i never got to experience this kind of teacher or teaching my whole life. I always had shitty teachers who traumatized me so its good to know that people like you exist. I love you and i hope you keep smiling🥺💜

  • @Kingdom_Of_Dreams
    @Kingdom_Of_Dreams 3 роки тому +435

    Imagine being in that class and not getting any well wishes for the new year from other students 😭

    • @shamelleism
      @shamelleism 3 роки тому +48

      I'd rather not those kids are mean😭😭

    • @maus6140
      @maus6140 3 роки тому +2

      I was thinking the same 😪

    • @hawthornroot
      @hawthornroot 3 роки тому

      @@shamelleism riiiiight!!! looool

    • @AleeseLightyear
      @AleeseLightyear  3 роки тому +75

      hahahah it didn't happen tho--- EVERYONE in all my classes got a wish. These students work really well to make sure everyone is included. It's really sweet!

    • @Kingdom_Of_Dreams
      @Kingdom_Of_Dreams 3 роки тому +5

      @@AleeseLightyear Good to hear! Thank you for the reply, and I absolutely love this idea for the new year!

  • @rahimov-d8i
    @rahimov-d8i 3 роки тому +33

    You are one wonderful teacher.... The atmosphere is so fun and engaging... The students are having a great time and the teacher is very refreshed and not looking stressed...I wish I was like you

  • @momo.pop9109
    @momo.pop9109 3 роки тому +41

    YOU ARE SUCH A AWESOME TEACHER !!! I would have love to have a teacher like you :)

  • @니코다-b2v
    @니코다-b2v 3 роки тому +50

    Sarah has her life already planned out. Love that for her

  • @nicoleharrington9086
    @nicoleharrington9086 2 роки тому +6

    I am a drama and english teacher in South Africa but I am currently completing TELF to teach in China. This decreased my anxiety, thank you.

  • @vanessavazquez5167
    @vanessavazquez5167 3 роки тому +7

    its the way the other ppl who were waiting for the bus looked up when you said "here's my bus" omg lmaoo talk about bravery

  • @rubiirae
    @rubiirae 3 роки тому +49

    Girl, the way you describe the lunch options as standard/meh have every student in the US sobbing in despair hahaha...I still have PTSD from eating those cheese sandwiches that looked as if they would never decompose, and poking a straw into a pouch of chocolate milk 😂

  • @sparkplug103
    @sparkplug103 3 роки тому +15

    Hi! I love you channel so much! And you know what, I was a student in BFS. Now I an studying aboard in the US. I grow up in Beijing and I love my hometown. I am very happy that friends from other countries share their real life in Beijing. It is a very meaningful thing to have more and more foreign friends come to China to share knowledge and experience. Living together with people of different cultures and languages ​​is the best way to eliminate prejudice and estrangement.
    I wish you can enjoy every moment in Beijing and share your moving smile with the world.

  • @dreamcatcheritsme4712
    @dreamcatcheritsme4712 3 роки тому +19

    Among Asian countries that used school uniform, I like China's school uniform. Because you see they wear PE like attire for the whole day. While in Japan, Korea or other country with uniform, you have to wear shirts and slacks most of the time.

  • @tanah6962
    @tanah6962 3 роки тому +97

    The British kid be moving around like he's asking me if the pack of Carling is on offer 😭😭

  • @cecilabbey2955
    @cecilabbey2955 3 роки тому +48

    Aleese 😂😂, I need my brain washed girl. When I heard “ I hope Gabriel gets more longer” I gasped, until I realized ooo the person means taller. 😂

  • @pakiraju786
    @pakiraju786 3 роки тому +103

    Omg I teach Chinese kids virtually, from Michigan too and I watch Wendy Williams during my break too 😩😂

    • @AleeseLightyear
      @AleeseLightyear  3 роки тому +8

      A fellow Michigander!! Helllllo!! Hope the online kid are treating you well!

  • @Amy-po4km
    @Amy-po4km 3 роки тому +12

    Your energy and positivity is everything😍 those students are very lucky to have you!

  • @khadijahzaidan7695
    @khadijahzaidan7695 3 роки тому +24

    I'm really enjoying your videos, I feel that you are my friend now, you have such a wonderful frindly personality.

    • @AleeseLightyear
      @AleeseLightyear  3 роки тому +2

      Awww that’s so incredibly nice! Hello new friend!

  • @ceceh8531
    @ceceh8531 3 роки тому +6

    I wish school in the US was lively like how it is over there . It brought a smile to my face to see all the kids getting along with each other and having fun .

  • @me.smilesc6670
    @me.smilesc6670 3 роки тому +196

    how do y’all just blog in public like- my social anxiety could never

    • @AleeseLightyear
      @AleeseLightyear  3 роки тому +80

      hahahah sometimes it definitely feels a bit weird. But in China, everyone is already staring at me because I'm a foreigner....People will stare at me all day, every day and once I got used to it, I lost all fear of vlogging public.

    • @kendricks-chan8045
      @kendricks-chan8045 3 роки тому +3

      Frr

  • @fernandamedina9175
    @fernandamedina9175 3 роки тому +2

    "I got to stop being a cool teacher" lol I love it do not stop being a fun teacher, you make school seem so fun :D

  • @laura2089
    @laura2089 2 роки тому +6

    These students actually look happy. Such a stark difference from the schools I went to in America. No doubt you being their teacher has something to do with it 😉

  • @BrianWelch-kj9qs
    @BrianWelch-kj9qs 8 місяців тому +1

    The Concrete Confessional blog guy wrote a hilarious article called "I Was Simon Song" about teaching / doing higher ed consulting for the children of China's rich and famous. He talks about the ominous political changes, too, but in a pretty balanced way. Worth checking out, for sure

  • @kwlmunkee
    @kwlmunkee 3 роки тому +30

    Great video! So enjoyable! I'm teaching in Beijing in Sept and this gives me so much hope as I'm a little scared about moving 😮 Thanks!!

    • @AleeseLightyear
      @AleeseLightyear  3 роки тому +6

      Send me a message on my IG @aleeselightyear and we can chat about your big move

    • @theoneisme3537
      @theoneisme3537 3 роки тому

      @Tilly Porthouse. Where can I get your yin yang profile pic

    • @kwlmunkee
      @kwlmunkee 3 роки тому

      @@theoneisme3537 it's the koi fish from avatar the last airbender. Just type avatar koi or something and it should come up

  • @vietwonder193
    @vietwonder193 3 роки тому +8

    Greeting from Vietnam, This is the first time i watched your video but actually felt in love with this. I love the vibe you make during the class, love chinese culture and love the way students are enjoying their school days. And more over, Im a first year in an pedagogical university, i have learned and am inspired a lot from your work and video. Best wishes for you and your student.

  • @mochichichi2458
    @mochichichi2458 2 роки тому +3

    I spent my best 5 months ever in Beijing. I wanted to stay for a whole year but covid shortened my gap year. sometimes I have those weird dreams about beijing because I had such a great time. The people, the food... everything was great

  • @megaiang8133
    @megaiang8133 3 роки тому +2

    when i dont get the meaning of passionate i come to Aleese channel and get recharged. Aleese's China life is so vivid and vigorous. Must say Beijing has the best education resources when it comes to forerign language studies and these young fellas are so lucky!!

    • @AleeseLightyear
      @AleeseLightyear  3 роки тому

      Vivid is a great word to describe my life here! Thanks so much for your kind and happy words!

  • @chithienvo6279
    @chithienvo6279 3 роки тому +13

    Would be awesome for a long-form video where you just sit and talk about your whole experience (pros and cons).

    • @AleeseLightyear
      @AleeseLightyear  3 роки тому

      Thanks for that! I'll get around to making one soon!

  • @Letzzgoooo
    @Letzzgoooo 2 роки тому +2

    That hair part OMG !! You got such personality. Thanks for sharing ! Cheers

  • @ivywang1013
    @ivywang1013 3 роки тому +29

    please do more of this content in school! i love ur content!!

  • @alissonrose97
    @alissonrose97 3 роки тому +1

    6:56 lmaooo they look so bored, especially the boy in the glasses. 😂👏🏻
    He’s like aight let’s get this over with

  • @jess_18
    @jess_18 3 роки тому +5

    The beautiful sound in their voices remind me of me and my friendgroup a few years ago, I wish that in our education we would get the possibility to interact with those our age from all sorts of places in the world, seeing that we do have beautiful diffrences but after all we are all so similiar!!

  • @kairibam
    @kairibam 3 роки тому +13

    OMG IM SCREAMING AT 3:42 THATS SO ADORABLE🥺🥺

    • @anitapan2042
      @anitapan2042 3 роки тому +3

      Tom is already handsome!

    • @kairibam
      @kairibam 3 роки тому +1

      @@anitapan2042 AGREED 🤣

  • @ahhhlvin
    @ahhhlvin 3 роки тому +13

    Your personality makes the videos so fun to watch!

  • @tlotlosenai7304
    @tlotlosenai7304 3 роки тому +8

    Wow. Imagine being her partner and having your own little life in China. A unique life because of the difference in culture but a good life.
    Nice vid sis 👌🏾

  • @dreonthetube
    @dreonthetube 3 роки тому +4

    That boy talking about his new creps had me in stitches. Great video!!!

  • @kevinzhao8985
    @kevinzhao8985 Рік тому +2

    you really inspired me. I am a Chinese teacher in Peru. I felt like my students were kinda stressed out in my class. I wish I can have the energy like you and make them laugh in my class.

    • @AleeseLightyear
      @AleeseLightyear  Рік тому +1

      I think all students learning a second language are stressed out!! This was just one lucky day lol

  • @xuan4717
    @xuan4717 3 роки тому +7

    *Seeing how amazing your students are makes me believe that you are a great teacher*
    Thank you for sharing your videos with us, and I hope in the future to see more aspects of you and China in your videos. Be healthy always, with love from 🇴🇲 ^ ^

  • @rebekah6208
    @rebekah6208 3 роки тому +18

    The assembly they were talking about the students grades and the whole schools like reputations 😭😭

  • @sharongillesp
    @sharongillesp Рік тому +3

    Their lunches Looked one thousand times better than public school lunches in the USA!

    • @AleeseLightyear
      @AleeseLightyear  Рік тому +1

      Looks can be deceiving.....it's not always good.

  • @akuzuw8864
    @akuzuw8864 10 місяців тому +1

    Please make a video on how to be a foreign english teacher in china and the pros and cons, salary and feedbacks. It'll be such a great help. You're amazing ❤

  • @bob.b.s8338
    @bob.b.s8338 3 роки тому +14

    You are a great teacher, thanks for showing the school class. Very interesting.

  • @jackien404
    @jackien404 3 роки тому +2

    Your relationship with your students is so adorable; it makes me hopeful in this world.

  • @colleenp5935
    @colleenp5935 3 роки тому +3

    Imagine an hour and a half break for school. Imagine that!
    When I was in school, we only got 30 minutes lunch with small breaks inbetween.
    They are so lively, it's awesome to watch.

  • @maximilianocastro630
    @maximilianocastro630 3 роки тому +12

    His videos came out in recommendations, I really like his personality! Greetings from 🇦🇷

  • @SuperDalf24
    @SuperDalf24 3 роки тому +8

    We can all see that you love them and you’re loved too, i wish i have a teacher like you hahha you’re so bright and easygoing

  • @DecemberYang
    @DecemberYang 3 роки тому +247

    That girl does not need to loose weight, she’s already cute…also, looks like this is a chicken day..😂

  • @w.z.6062
    @w.z.6062 3 роки тому +22

    You have a great personality and this is so fun!

  • @unfazedjae2645
    @unfazedjae2645 3 роки тому +85

    Lol the students said creps! He definitely live in London

  • @KawaiiVillage
    @KawaiiVillage 3 роки тому +4

    Please do more of these vlogs!! Love your energy and connection with the students, makes me want to go to school in China

  • @noatbkrongh4785
    @noatbkrongh4785 3 роки тому +3

    I can feel the energy that you bring to your students. Thank you for your video

  • @chabslopez
    @chabslopez 3 роки тому +652

    "Thank you!"
    "What's your say, Gabriel?"
    "I hope Gabriel get more longer
    Silence
    "ya?"
    "That means someone wants you to grow tall."
    "Oh..."

    • @AleeseLightyear
      @AleeseLightyear  3 роки тому +35

      😝😝😝😝😝

    • @goldroger6151
      @goldroger6151 3 роки тому +25

      i was silence for a moment there , glad the tr explain well

    • @goldyklein7529
      @goldyklein7529 3 роки тому +9

      @@AleeseLightyear I'm a teacher at an Asian school in the states. I recently discovered your channel. It seems amazing to work and teach in China . I was wondering if you can possibly let me know how to go about applying to a place like yours.

    • @bananaart6481
      @bananaart6481 3 роки тому +8

      I was like 👁👄👁

  • @Aniwalker2006
    @Aniwalker2006 3 роки тому +3

    This kinda reminds me of my school. In my school we spend 2-3 hours of our 8 hour school day learning Chinese an for a couple of our classes our teachers only speak Chinese. It very difficult to learn but having teachers who are natives to that language teaching you is so much easier then having a teacher who learned the language teaching it. It's actually fun because my teachers teach us about Chinese culture. Every year during Chinese new year we have a class lunch where our Chinese teachers bring in food and teach us how to make it. I graduate in a couple years and I have to say I'm going to miss it. You are an amazing teacher. Your students are so so lucky

  • @TheRealIronMan
    @TheRealIronMan 3 роки тому +65

    Damn I wish I had classes like that when I was a child, my ESL experience was pretty much the English equivalent of "donde esta la biblioteca".

    • @AleeseLightyear
      @AleeseLightyear  3 роки тому +6

      hahhahah thanks so much!! I don't teach ESL as the subject but all of my classes involve some type of ESL lesson in them to help students understand the concepts.

  • @pgrzh7970
    @pgrzh7970 3 роки тому +1

    This is a great human being. Her laughter makes the world a better place!

  • @nicolelee3913
    @nicolelee3913 3 роки тому +6

    such a fun video! love the energetic atmosphere you create in your classroom, thank you for sharing!!~

  • @TaipanDroid
    @TaipanDroid 8 місяців тому +1

    You're such a beautiful person and your students are so nice. I absolutely like what you're doing.

  • @qwertrooe5020
    @qwertrooe5020 3 роки тому +6

    I'm totally loving you teacher Aleese😍... You're so kind and always be happy... I like it 🤍

  • @KyurinDiary
    @KyurinDiary 3 роки тому +1

    LOVE YOUR BRIGHT PERSONALITY

  • @AeupGerson
    @AeupGerson 3 роки тому +3

    Great job Aleese! Congrats! I'm an English teacher, and I like the way you do your job with kids.

  • @user-lm4dk6qw9c
    @user-lm4dk6qw9c 2 роки тому +1

    I just moved back to the US after teaching for four years in Beijing. My school was like yours, an international boarding school. It was great. Best job I ever had. I love seeing this video. Brings fond memories.