Midland freshman Hailey Surbook, 14, presents her reading exercise to the class with the help of English teacher Kelly Murphy while Chinese educators (from left) Wang Jian, translator and Saginaw resident Thomas Shang, Meng Guiying, Yin Yan and Liu Xuezhu watch on Thursday at Midland High School. Murphy is one of the area teachers who will be traveling to China in October to observe its school system. Photo: Erin Kirkland | Midland Daily News