Ever since my first day teaching, my students have said some pretty unpredictable, strange or just downright hilarious things. In class you learn to expected the unexpected, and I’ve found that a either snappy reaction to turn a comment on its head or good acting skills are my best friends in the classroom when put in a situation that leaves the classroom precariously on the edge of disorder. Funny, awkward or otherwise, these moments in class never cease to make me remember why I adore working with each and every one of my students (although sometimes the situation is not funny until afterwards) and having the chance to get to know them and their vibrant personalities.
As such, I’d like to share these snippets with you. I’ve been keeping track of them, and I’ll post them from time to time. Of course, they are all anonymous for the protection of the innocent. Here we go.
In class, we encourage all the students to speak only in English, and sometimes I’ll call them out on speaking German if I catch them at it when I’m walking around. The cleverest comeback I’ve heard all year actually came from Frank-Frederick’s (you can read about him here, here or here) friend, “Timo”:
N* (to the student speaking German): “That’s an awfully interesting form of English your speaking.”
T: “Oh, it’s a new dialect.”
N*: “Oh really…and it sounds so much like German, too”
T: “Yes, they wanted to make it easier for us.”
Well, you can’t beat that can you? A+ for creativity.
Deine,
N*
The adventures of an English teaching assistant working and living in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
I think this my favorite story from your kids so far but they are all very entertaining :)
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