April 2, 2009

• felix {v} simone

  thankfully, my students do not read this.  but then again, i'm not using their "real" names - just the french names they chose.

  i have a brilliant student in my period 12 class.  she's the kind of student who'll turn in a flawless paper on the first try, and seeks absolute perfection in all that she does.  i have a not as brilliant student in my period 12 class.  but in lieu of brilliance, he exudes humility and extreme creativity.  when he knew that his french skills would not carry him through a 15 minute presentation on the environment, he created a flash presentation slide show - timed to music - of various environmental images.  it had me.

  recently simone has not had the same alertness in class.  she's not poised to raise her hand as soon as i finish the last lilt of my question.  i noticed this on or about the third day of silence from her side of the room.  and then i noticed that the alertness was still there...it was just averted towards...felix.  yes, i've been seeing a lot of the back of felix's head recently.  he must be some kind of charmer because he's got simone giggling and putting out her hand to wave away an imaginary fly.  and i just don't have the heart to tell felix to turn around because i secretly want him to succeed...or at least have a date for the semi this year.

  yes, in my own little way, i'm letting the teacher play second fiddle to the romantic in me.  seeing young love bud in real life is better than any feigned korean drama.  this is the real deal...so i'm keeping my mouth closed, and my eyes slightly averted.

  happy spring!

  • 8:30 pm
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