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This morning I had my last class with rowdy, lovable 2de 5, the sporty class whose students assured me last week “We are not the children.” I made them chocolate chip cookies and they were really pleased. I was sad to say goodbye, but it didn’t seem […]
[This actually happened a long time ago, but while I’m writing, I might as well share it.]
The woman at my school in charge of all the finances, the intendante, is very sweet. I’ve been to see her a few times to buy lunch at school, so she knows who I am. She is always smiling […]
Yesterday in class, I had my secondes (sophomores) play a game in which they were divided into two teams. This particular class is composed entirely of sportifs, students who are seriously involved in a sport in high school and who take four years to finish instead of the usual three. My school is special because […]
Yesterday afternoon all the classes were cancelled at my lycée. We all crowded into the cafeteria–no theaters in French schools–to watch students perform for the spectacle de Noël. At the request of a teacher, I had been asked to propose to a group of students that we do something in English. My students all said […]
Today, we were asking for and giving advice, based loosely on this game. Maybe you had to be there, but it was a riot. What follows is mostly what was given as bad or “ugly” advice, but sometimes it was meant to be good, as well. My students also seemed to have […]