I'm not sure exactly what I've ingrained into these students, but it's something. Exchanges like these make getting up in the morning doable.
Me (staring directly at student): Ugyen, do the assignment.
Ugyen: Sir, I can see your soul through your eyes.
Me: (staring menacingly at student from close range)
Ugyen's desk-mate (somberly): Sir's soul is red with the blood of innocents.
Fun recent tangents and discussions:
--why Disney is evil, even though The Lion King was a good movie
--why drug laws in the U.S. promote institutional racism and unjust class differentiation
--why I am better at tongue twisters than you, my students, are
--why I cannot get you an American girlfriend by email (this one was for the teachers)
--how I will try to get you an American girlfriend in downtown Thimphu (for both teachers and students)
--how logic works (for everyone)
More about the tangent / discussion on logic please.
ReplyDeleteHey, would you be interested in attending this blog meet-up in Thimphu?
ReplyDeletehttp://andreakw.blogspot.com/2010/11/bhutan-blog-and-twitter-meet-up.html
The Facebook link has more info.
-Andrea