Tuesday, 23 November 2010

Mastering Language

I help out with math at the local Christian school one hour a week.  As I was helping a group of students the other day, the following conversation took place:

Student 1: “I just need to ponder that a minute.”

 

Student 2: “What???”

 

I did my best to explain at a 5th grade level, “Ponder… think.”

 

Student 2: “Ponder? What does that mean?”

 

Me: “Contemplate… think.”

 

Student 2: “In what language?”

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