One of the lessons I consistently strive to impress upon my students is that "Everyone is different." To extend this theme, I try to choose pictures of people from all over the world when a lesson presentation requires a picture of a person. One such day I chose a picture of a woman who had black hair and blue eyes. This photo must have been especially mysterious to one of my students, for during the last English lesson of the day, she interrupted her small reading group to ask about the woman.
"Why she has black hair and blue eyes?"
Alright! I though. Another teachable moment! "Every one is different, right?"
"But Teacher..."
"My mom has red hair and green eyes! And my brother has red hair and..."
"Ohhh, she use the..." she stopped to fill in the blank by miming someone dying her hair.
"No, my mom has always had red hair."
She looked quizzical. "Oh."
I continued, "And my dad has black hair and blue eyes!"
Her face lit up with understanding. "OHH! Because he's a Chinese man!"
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