I've already received a few gifts from students for Christmas. One student gave me a nice set of christmas ornaments. It makes me think that I should go out and get a small Christmas tree. I might do that, they are rather cheap and only cost $4 or so. Another student has been paying attention and listening when I said I like chocolate. I received Belgian cookies, some of them covered in chocolate and some other snacks.
He gave me the Belgian cookies, and then a few days later, he gave me another set of snacks and cookies. I am very grateful and I enjoyed them greatly, but I feel bad because he is failing my class. I'm not sure about the culture over here and if the parents are expecting me to improve his grade because of the gifts or something. Not that I'm planning to do that, but its something that I'm not used to, receiving gifts from students. I guess it just doesn't happen much at home, or at least I'm not used to it.
Oh, he also gave me a 4MB flash drive, but he gave that to other teachers as well. I think I am the only one to receive the cookies. He's a good kid and has improved a lot over the semester, but he still struggles with the material. His English has improved greatly as well, and I think that is one part that is making the semester better for him.
Aaron
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