Leo Liu was one of some 3000 students at Hui Zhi High school
in northern Beijing. When the school bell rang after the basketball
break, to indicate the 5-minute warning for the start of class, the
tall skinny sophomore was dawdling in the building. Quickly
messaging the emoji “Sigh” followed by three big helpless dots on
his Wechat friend circle, he kicked at some loose gravel, walked
into Tony Wang’s physics class, and handed over his mobile phone to
the teacher.
A quiet and lanky boy, Leo was always punctual for every class, especially after he aced the English test last semester. But these days, the thought of the elusive physics formulae made him want to run away from the school’s cramming sessions.
Thousands of miles away in Seattle USA, Eve Lovelace snuggled up with her laptop at home. The petite white junior glanced over the Asian history handout on the screen --- a recap of today’s clas
A quiet and lanky boy, Leo was always punctual for every class, especially after he aced the English test last semester. But these days, the thought of the elusive physics formulae made him want to run away from the school’s cramming sessions.
Thousands of miles away in Seattle USA, Eve Lovelace snuggled up with her laptop at home. The petite white junior glanced over the Asian history handout on the screen --- a recap of today’s clas