Differently-abled

Feb 26, 2011 23:11

Tonight at dinner, conversation steered towards teaching, since three of the eleven of us were teachers. One woman said, "Some of my students are... less-advanced than others."

Another diner in our group scoffed at her. "C'mon, call a turnip a turnip!"

The teacher smiled wryly and said, "Sometimes we call a turnip a root vegetable."

dialogue, teaching, random

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