USTC360 No19 Chinese volunteer teacher

Our feature story today honors the hard work and commitment of all teachers across the United States. America's education system is a cornerstone of our democracy. Yet, in this day and age, teachers have lost the basic respect that they deserve. In a recent poll taken by TIME magazine, 77% of Americans strongly, or somewhat, agree that teaching is among the most under-appreciated professions in the nation. Other factors that contribute to the depreciation of teaching are limited educational resources, low salaries, and the long hours teachers put in. Despite these setbacks, teachers continue to do what they love to do because non-monetary rewards are more important than having a higher salary. One teacher who has been making a difference at the Tzu Chi Academy in Monrovia, California is Shu-ling Lee (李淑玲). Let's go see why she decided to continue teaching when she moved to the US, but this time for free.
In our next segment, Footprints, we get to meet Andy Kaoh. Andy had read various religious texts, before he came across Master Cheng Yen's Jing Si, or Still Thoughts Aphorisms. The Master's golden nuggets of wisdom really struck a chord with him because he was intrigued that a few simple words can have such profound meaning. Andy also liked the fact the book was offered in 11 languages. The Jing Si Aphorisms seemed to be the perfect solution to resolving daily troubles that Andy has even set out to share the book with not only friends and family, but to hotel owners, hospitals and prison inmates.

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