Day 2 at the school, I sat in on three classes: an advanced English course with 17 and 18 year old students, an English lesson with 11 year old students and a bilingual political science class with middle school students.
The advanced class debated gun control in the United States today. Germans have strict gun control policies and it was hard for the students to understand why there was controversy in the United States. The group representing the NRA had an especially difficult time; because they didn't agree with that stance. Although they eventually arrived at some typical arguments, I really enjoyed some of their musings in their brainstorming stage. My favorite was:
"Hunting is a good hobby and it is important for the stop of the overpopulation of animals. More than the animals butchered at the store, the animals are happy before they die." I had never thought of an argument like that for gun control. . .
In the younger class, I was asked things like: "How are you?" "What is your favorite color?" "How old are you?" You know, the typical questions they learn at that age. But right before I left, a few boys ran up and said, "I like to Harlem Shake! Do you like to Harlem Shake?!" The question took me by surprise and I laughed and said "No." The boys were disappointed with my answer, but they were pleased that they had thought of the question by themselves. I heard a bunch of the kids asking, "Was haben sie ihr gefragt?" What did you ask her? It was a good day.
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