Last minute morning call to this 6th grade class. The teacher’s daughter evidentially was sent home sick for the day so the lesson plan she left me contained lots of nothing to do and a lot of time to do it in. On top of that several of the kids were coughing and sneezing. Occupational hazard, I guess.
So when this kid sneezed, I said "gesundheit".
Kid: “What?”
Me: “It means good health. Some people say that when they hear someone sneeze.”
Kid: (puzzled look…)
Me: “Do you know what language that is?”
Kid: “British?”
Me: (incredulous look…)
Me: “In what country is British spoken?” (Looking for
Kid: “Briton?”
Me: “And where is Briton?”
Kid: “I donno.”
Another Kid: “
Kid: “Oh, yea!”
Me: “And what language do they speak in
Kid: (silence…)
The other kid again: “They speak English in
Kid: “Oh, right!”
It’s going to be a really, really long day…
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