Proud of myself!

[amedia]

I did not create a hostile learning environment in class today.

We were going over English-to-Latin exercises on the board. I was leading them through it this time (last time I made them go over them in small groups & put the consensus on the board). So we get to "Dido gives a dinner for the Trojans" and of course we started with our verb (dat) and our subject (Dido) and our direct object (cenam) and then I said, "What case do we put the Trojans in?"

And I resisted the very very strong temptation that suddenly came over me to say, "NOT your wallet!" And I kept a perfectly straight face. So I am very proud of myself.

*snicker*

Comments

[littlewings04.livejournal.com]

You did better than I would have done!

(Really, this is an excuse to use the Latin icon on a post concerning Latin...mostly because I can. *grin*)

[pocketwitch.livejournal.com]

*giggle* I would've thought that was very very funny.

[shawan-7.livejournal.com]

If this is a class who knows you, you can't startle them. If it had been a class of newbies, you might have established yourself as a "cool teacher."

But there will be ample other opportunities to do that.

[amedia.livejournal.com]

Oh, they know me. :-) They think I'm nuts. But there's a fine line between "cool" and "offensive," and the last thing I want is to make students feel uncomfortable.

In a smaller class, with older students... I'd be likelier to loosen up.

Dido & Trojans

[keikokin.livejournal.com]

Of course this lady bitch had to think "Dildo gives a dinner for the Trojans!" eheheh

Re: Dido & Trojans

[amedia.livejournal.com]

LOL! You wicked woman, you!