Friday, December 18, 2009

Family Fotos

So this past week I've been explaining Christmas (as a cultural phenomenon) to the students as well as teaching them a couple of Christmas songs.

Some of the classes have come up just short in terms of time, meaning, I finished all my material and still had about 15 minutes left.

So I showed the students some pictures I had from Uncle Johnny's birthday party September of last year (2008).

Two very interesting comments were made, without fail, in every class that saw the photos:

Interesting comment #1: The students have all said that my father looks like Santa Claus.


Interesting comment #2, and I hope she doesn't get upset by this: The students have all said that my Italian-American (but full Italian by blood) Aunt Rosemarie looks Chinese.



Don't shoot the messenger on this one. I can see their first point, but I don't personally see the second.
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 18, 2009 at 6:44:00 AM GMT+8

    I don't either. not sure she would react to this!! LOL

    as long as they are not saying that I look like MRS. Claus!!! LOL

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  2. AnonymousDecember 18, 2009 at 6:52:00 AM GMT+8

    are u explaining about Christmas by just telling about Santa Claus or about what the word DOES actually mean??

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  3. T.J. TillmanDecember 18, 2009 at 7:25:00 AM GMT+8

    I do explain that Christmas exists to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ who is the central figure in Christianity. That's as far as I go, just explaining the origin of it. After that, its cultural implications and traditions.

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  4. AnonymousDecember 23, 2009 at 5:21:00 AM GMT+8

    I see it.

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