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Samantha · Joined: 20 Jul 2006 Location: Jinan-dong Hwaseong

I just wondered what some of the most unusual thing the teachers on Dave's have taught their students?

When I was in Icheon in 2002-2003, the hagwon I worked at had English, Japanese, and Chinese classes. At the time the Chinese teacher was my roommate and her students would take her out after class. They always invited me and one other teacher to go out with them. Of course we would end up at a bar having soju and beer.

I decided one night to teach them how to play quarters. It was a lot of fun, I drank them under the table, it was really interesting to watch them try and figure out how to bounce the 100 W coin so it would go in the soju shot glass.

Has anyone done something unusual with their students adults/children? Just wondered Very Happy

Benicio · Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 2:18 am Post subject:

Teaching them that foreigners can drink all night without having to eat way over-priced anju(drinking side dishes).
They are totally amazed at that.
Just like I'm amazed that they can pull out a spoon full of boiling hot soup and put it down their throats without any cooling off. No way I can do it.

chest rockwell · Joined: 16 May 2005 Location: Sanbon

Circle of death

Demophobe · Joined: 17 May 2004

The burning bag of dung.

VanIslander · Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 3:57 am Post subject:

a straightlaced and horrified-looking korean coworker probably thinks it's: "see you later alligator""in a while crocodile" Laughing

(i don't see why she seemed so put off)

but i'd say something actually unusual I've taught them is:

six different uses/meanings of "Forget about it!"

From the film:

FBI Technician (Tim Blake Nelson): What's "forget about it?"

Donnie Brasco: "Forget about it" is like if you agree with someone, you know, like "Raquel Welsh is one great piece of ass forget about it." But then, if you disagree, like "A Lincoln is better than a Cadillac? Forget about it!" you know? But then, it's also like if something's the greatest thing in the world, like Mingrio's Peppers, "forget about it." But it's also like saying "Go to hell!" too. Like, you know, like "Hey Paulie, you got a one inch pecker?" and Paulie says "Forget about it!" Sometimes it just means forget about it.

They loved that! and it was great practice for means of expression, inflection, tone of voice, intonation. The review exercise was the most fun, my saying something, setting up the scene and they having to say it THE RIGHT WAY to get a point for their team. Gawd that was fun.

captain kirk · Joined: 29 Jan 2003

That the farts of aliens (like ET) smell like aluminum. We were brainstorming about 'what aliens eat' (steel) and got around to what their farts smell like (aluminum). Totally mad but that's kids for ya.

riley · Joined: 08 Feb 2003 Location: where creditors can find me

Explained and taught my 6th graders the circle game.
To various classes and levels I taught I have never, except without the alcohol and instead they had fake money or candy and were trying to get everyone else's.

Yo!Chingo · Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Location: Seoul Korea

I'm quite embarassed to say that I taught my kindies what # 1 and # 2 means

My boss's kid, one of my students, came to me one day and asked why her little girl was telling her that she needed to go to the #1!!! Shocked

bluelake · Joined: 01 Dec 2005

I taught archery to my Korean history class. As archery played an important role in Korean history, I felt it was important my students experience it first hand. I took a load of bows and arrows up to a plateau in back of the university and had my class meet me there one period. I helped everyone with the first one or two shots and then let them do it on their own; they had a blast (and nobody died). I plan to continue doing it.

chest rockwell · Joined: 16 May 2005 Location: Sanbon

jajdude · Joined: 18 Jan 2003

Anything regarding drugs, mental illness or abnormality tends to meet with wide eyes and confusion.

I've talked about drugs and was met with cluelessness.

I brought up mental illness and was greeted with confusion that such a term existed.

I spoke of autism to the highest level students, and not a one had a clue about it. (References to the movies "Rain Man" and "I am Sam" helped a little on this topic.)

(Furthermore, though I doubt this needs to be pointed out to most of you, there is often some type of denial or resistance to such ideas. I've only met a few Koreans, students or not, who were open and willing to talk of "dark" topics with interest. Personally, I find such topics fascinating.)

Dysupes · Joined: 24 May 2005

For two successive years I've taught my 6 year olds the original Spider-Man song from the 70's cartoon. The kids love it but sadly I will have to change it this year as a younger sister is now in the class and we can't be caught doing the same things twice! "gasp!"

Laughing

blaseblasphemener · Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 2:16 am Post subject:

RACETRAITOR · Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Location: Seoul, South Korea

I taught the lead singer of Couch how to swear properly in English. I guess I was getting tired of "*beep* it shit."

formerflautist · Joined: 30 May 2006

Taught my middle schoolers how to do "up yours" with their hands after I got tired of them flipping me off. I thought that if they were going to be rude to me then they could at least have some variety in their actions.