As a teacher in Japan, I'm expected to be professional. I am the teacher. They are th students. But there's no way I can pull that off.
Some students realize that, and when they do we share real moments together. Like when one tells me about how he ran into a geisha and got home one day later than planned. Or when another tells me that the rule of never filling one's glass in stupid and tiring. Or when one students actually uses "pissed off" in class because they feel comfortable enough to do so. Or when my students ask me what "teabag' means.
Real moments. Got to love them.
No comments:
Post a Comment