Hot, hot, hot in Suzhou - 110 kilometers Suzhou -- Sun, Jul 3, 2005 Bike Across China has started. We kicked it off from Shanghai at 7:30am and three bikers from the Shanghai Bike Club joined.
It was in the high 90's and a brutual day -- biking through the high heat at noon...
Had a great discussion with a number of US principals who are here for a conference about education in China. Highlight was learning the perverse incentives that No Child Left Behind provides principals in regards to special needs children. According to the principals, "one special needs child can completely ruin a school's [score]". These scores are the principal's benchmarks with their districts. Interesting...
