in class last week and this, both my 9th graders and 10th graders have been making cootie catchers/fortune tellers (why did i always grow up calling them cootie catchers? they don't catch cooties at all). what a great opportunity to practice the future tense and learn about life, right?
most of the kids write something like "you will be beautiful" or "you will be rich" or "you will get a boyfriend" or "you will meet your true love." (except with more grammatical mistakes.) but one 9th-grade girl had something different....
girl 1: "pick a color."
girl 2: "pink"
g1: "p-i-n-k. pick a number."
g2: "seven"
g1: "pick another number."
g2: "five"
g1: "pick another number."
g2: "four"
g1 (opens the flap of her fortune teller and starts laughing hysterically and a bit maniacally): "you will be mexican!! hahahahah"
me: "what, is that really bad?"
g1 and g2: "yesssss!"
and i thought being racist toward mexicans was america's own special thing.
p.s. going to koh samet this weekend. i'm only really bringing books, games, bathing suits, flip flops, and my sarong. it's all i'll need.
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