These Days Everything Is Made In China

(This is an Honors US History class with sophomores and juniors. Please note that there is a Chinese exchange student in my class. We are learning about the Industrial Revolution in America.)

Question: “Choose three essential inventions that changed our world. They can be from any time period.”

(The Chinese student presents her inventions.)

Chinese Student: “Gunpowder, sunglasses, paper.”

Me: *whispering to the kids behind me* “Did you realize that these inventions were Chinese inventions?”