I love Korean children. They are ridiculously cute and, for the most part, very respectful and quite innocent. I can't effin' stand the middle school-age children, but I'm pretty sure that would be the case no matter where I am. Seriously, I want to hit them in the face most of the time.
But, the young children are awesome. They are so sweet and they love to laugh and they are so affectionate, and they bring me treats!!! They always say they want to "share, share with teacher." There is such an innocence to them too and they seem to hold on to their innocence much longer than American children, which is incredibly refreshing.
The high school children are also pretty awesome. They are so interested in learning and they want so desperately to talk to you and learn from you. The high school kids I teach are also very funny and respectful.
The other day one of my high school students began singing Mariah Carey's "Touch My Body", which is a song I've never even heard before. But she started singing it in her Korean accent and broken English "Touch-che my body-ey, ooooh oooooh babaay," all the while wearing a school uniform complete with tie and plaid skirt and bows in her hair. Cracked me up! I started laughing so hard I was crying and then the rest of the class was laughing at me laughing and crying.
"You like-ahh Mariah Carey, teacher?"
"Ummm, not really," I say, "but I LOVE your version."
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