In a surprisingly successful gambit to improve my students’ comfort and fluency with English, I offer a sweet if a student can draw random vocabulary words out of a bucket and construct a coherent story out of them. This has significantly taxed my sugary treats budget, but I have noticed significant improvement in the students [...]
I have now been in Korea for approximately a year and a half. My Korean, sadly, is still pretty abysmal. I’ve learned quite a bit – my pets have seen to it that I’m well versed in the swear words – but I’m hardly fluent enough to carry on a decent conversation with a civilized [...]
Friday’s morning class boys’ team usually names themselves “Electric Fan.” Ringleader: “Teacha! Today, we not Electric Fan. We team name is ELECTRIC GAY.” Other boys: “NO!” Me: “Really? G-A-Y?” Ringleader: “Yes.” Me: “Uhh, why?” Ringleader: “We must Electric GAY.” 1 person likes this post. Like Unlike
Scene: the current lesson for the 8th graders is about food, giving me an excuse to torment the students with pictures of cakes and desserts right before lunchtime. Me: “People who don’t eat meat are called…” Student 1: “Vegetarians!” Me: “Correct! People who don’t eat meat, cheese, butter, milk, or anything made from an animal [...]
