As she teaches English, she tries continuously to introduce her students to the romance of the English language, the joys of learning how to speak and read precisely, and the pleasures of being able to apply English to new situations. She knows that part of learning English is simply hard work: lots of memorization. And she knows that some of this work can be pleasurable, too, opening up new worlds. But her own capacities for open-hearted teaching are limited by the fact that English is forced on so many students. Thus, she offers powerful proposals for English curricular reform in China today. Her freedom to propose such reform is still another expression of open-hearted teaching. Curricular-design is a form of teaching, too.