October in Chengdu, China brings the Hairy Crab into Sichuan kitchens and onto the banquet table of discerning gourmands. Their fat little bodies glow bright red. Over the centuries, 9 specialized tools have been developed to extract the sweet meat from every part of the crab. Some restaurants make the arrrival of Hairy Crab season a chance to delve into historic practices as they supply diners with the 9 implements. The sights and sounds of cracking claws, tiny little hammers pounding on shells, and minature excavation devices produce gourmet theatrics.

So...what relevance do Hairy Crabs have to DOT's China Education Initiative?

There is a saying in China : the first to eat crab.  It refers to someone who bravely tries something new, a person who has courage to venture into a new world.

Our DOT China TeachUp! Interns will be the first to eat crab in China They will be using new technology and lintroducing new teaching methodologies in the lucky schools chosen for DOT. As we select our first 20 Interns and 4 Network Specialist Interns, we celebrate their willingness to show the way in China, to be the pioneers in Education Technology of their generation, to be the first to eat crab.