Caveat: Try

Seokhwan is a smart but extremely unmotivated sixth-grader. He's also very shy. He is capbable of having conversation in English, but he has to have something he wants to say. Mostly, what he wants to say is some kind of complaint about the current situation, whatever it may be. But I've noticed he's got a clever sense of humor.

Yesterday, we were taking our year-end "level test" – which will place the students in the new January classes.

Seokhwan to teacher: "I can't do this test."

Teacher to Seokhwan: "Just try."

Later, Seokhwan to teacher: "Really, I can't do this test."

Teacher to Seokhwan: "Try."

Still later, Seokhwan to teacher: "This test is too hard."

Teacher to Seokhwan: "Try."

After the test, looking at the test paper… teacher to Seokhwan: "What did you do? I can't even read your writing."

Seokhwan to teacher: "Try."

[daily log: walking, 6.5km]

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