The Chinese educational system has a strange idea of what it means for students to have a holiday.

The May Day holiday is right around the corner and late last week we were told we'd have a five day holiday (but we're actually getting seven days, the students are getting five). Needless to say we were pretty excited for it. We've been wanting to go to Wuhan to visit a friend we made during our time in Yichang.

On Tuesday, my coordinator let me know that "due to the holiday, there will be classes this weekend". Huh? The school is making up the classes over the weekend that are lost during the week because of the holiday. And "you don't work on May 7, the students have exams."

Because godforbid they let students have a real holiday where they can relax and be kids instead of spending their time studying for midterms that will take place the day they come back.


*sigh*