I received a note from one of my 2nd graders. It said, "Hello Kerri. I love Kerri. Do you like mango? Yes, I do. I like pink. What do you like? Teacher cute. Happy happy. It's sunny! From me. I'm Sreynich." It also included drawings of roses and butterflies. I started receiving these types of notes from several of my students long ago, and I decided to respond to them. It not only made them feel special, but they got to practice the new words and phrases that I was teaching. I love that they can communicate with me now. My students also how to fist-bump, stick out their tongue at people, dance American style, say "Cheers!" and sing "What a Wondeful World" by Louis Armstrong. Yes, these are standards in the curriculum. (And no, we need not mention that I wrote the curriculum.)
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