Skilled in Brainwashing

So it's that awful time again of English phone calling, where all the foreign teachers have to call the students and have conversations in English with them. They actually kind of amuse me, but with the wee little ones it can be a bit of a challenge. To make my job easier I've been prepping the kids in class by having mock phone calls and asking them what they would say to each question. Of course, for my own amusement I always throw in, "And who's your favourite teacher???" And if they don't say my name I say "Minus 10!" which always gets a laugh.

I was in the office the other night making these phone calls and Korean Richard heard me asking the kids who their favourite teacher was and he laughed each time I did it. While he was in class yesterday he asked two of those students, "Who is your favourite teacher?" and they shouted back at him, "Diana is. Not you."

I figure if I can get enough kids into that mind frame I should be in good position to ask for a raise...