student update

one of my favorites was apparently not paying attention or doing his work at one point in class because my co-teacher moved him across the room.  i, and the rest of his table, thought this was hilarious -- it was hard not to laugh.  it's just that he's clearly the most advanced kid in the room, and usually he pays the most attention out of everyone.  so it was funny to have him get in trouble.

in great news for that class, perhaps my most disruptive student was EXCELLENT today.  dare i hope that my positive reinforcement and genuine concern for his survival is getting through to him?  !  let's hope that our relationship continues to grow.  or something like that.

another kid in that room -- who, for the record, seems to have not attended very often because he is super unfamiliar, ha -- anyway, this kid said, "Marry?" and looked at me while gesturing to himself.

"How old are you?"
("What?  What did she say?" -- in Korean.)
"Age.  Your age?  18, 17?"
"Oh! ... 25! Haha!"
"25!  Right.  You lie."

then we talked about soccer, about how he's going to be in the world cup next time it comes around, "representing Korea" -- and after that, we got back to marriage.

"Marry?"
"Uh."
"Merry ... Christmas!  Hahaha."

Goofy adorable children.  He, however, could actually pass for 25.  But I'm sure he's like, 16.  Hah.