they asked me to help judge an english speaking competition this week. i was going to take a bunch of video, but my batteries ran out, so all i have are these two measly videos.
afterwards the other teachers wanted this girl to win because she was 'so cute'. this was really frustrating, as all of the students had written and memorized their speeches, and i thought there were a couple that were better, especially dube. (btw i saw dube and his mom in the hallway yesterday and told him that he did a great job at the competition and his mom laughed and said 'haha dubay!" it was great. though i hope he doesn't grow up and later think i named him doobie)
my first instinct was to tell them they were all being ridiculous and stand my ground, which is essentially what i did. being patient is really hard sometimes. but i've been catching myself faster and realizing that i need to be compromising and shut my mouth sometimes when it hurts.
i cant argue that they're not cute, as much as they over use that word here. imagine having a middle aged man say that you look cute.
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