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why French girls will always win
Because I just can't bear the thought of fighting with my high school students, yelling at them to stop talking or texting, cajoling them to analyze another cartoon, or punishing them for speaking French, I decided that I'm just going … Continue reading
oh, to be six again
At my lesson today with Lucas, my little 6 year old student, I asked him to read the word "tell," and to make a sentence with it. What did he come up with? "I want to tell you that I … Continue reading
a good start
I’m nearing the end of my first week of teaching at Lycée A, and so far, so good. This is the fourth school I've worked at, since my second year teaching I was assigned to two collèges. Out of the … Continue reading
looping the system’s hole
Yesterday my friend Grant emailed me, saying, "I already read the ice cream thing weeks ago so get off your ass and write something cool." Simmer down, Grant. But he's right, of course. I haven't written anything in over a … Continue reading
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from the mouths of babes
Three days a week I tutor an adorable 5-and-a-half year-old boy, Lucas. Lucas is Irish/French, and I'm teaching him how to read. It's really satisfying work, and Lucas is very perceptive. Sometimes it's easy to forget just how little he … Continue reading
another week gone
My friend Lauren, who has a fantastic and widely-read blog, wrote a post that I really like. I've been waiting to write about it for a few days, hoping that I would be able to pinpoint what it is that … Continue reading
the N word
Yesterday I walked into an English teacher's classroom to find the word "n*gg*rs" written on the board. I was completely shocked, and couldn't hide it. "Ly, does that say 'n*gg*rs'?" I asked (wanting to be sure I was reading her … Continue reading
sniffle, sneeze, cough
Recently, I seem to get sick whenever I return from a vacation. I was sick for the two days between Spain and Amsterdam, and now I've been hit by a whopper since getting back from Italy. It was delayed this … Continue reading
happy first day of spring!
This week, my 4th to last teaching, has been really good. Yesterday two students voluntarily attended my class, despite the fact that this was not their assigned week. When I asked them why (normally kids like to CUT class, not … Continue reading
la fille en rose 