Day: April 18, 2013

Caveat: 도둑을 맞으려면 개도 안 짖는다

Banalities & Journaling / My Drawings & Paintings / My Photos / 한국말을 배움 (Failing to Learn Korean) / 한국어 속담 (Aphorisms & Proverbs)

도둑을     맞으려면           개도    안   짖는다
thief-OBJ meet-INTENT-COND dog-TOO not bark-PRES
Even when you meet a thief the dog doesn’t bark.
This is the proverb that encompasses what we call Murphy’s Law or the Peter Principle in English: anything that can go wrong will go wrong.
Unable to find a suitable illustration of this proverb online, I decided it would be easier to make one, myself. So here is my picture.
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Meanwhile, I took this picture walking to work yesterday – Spring is finally emerging in Ilsan. I met no thieves. Then again, I have no dog.
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CaveatDumpTruck Logo

Caveat: The Scary Dino

Banalities & Journaling / Kids / Teaching & Methodology / The Wonders of Work

My students did a rendition of "The Scary Dino" using cut-out, handmade paper puppets attached to disposable chopsticks. The kids love this type of thing, and never seem to grow bored of it. I think it's good learning, too. They memorize their conversation lines and songs over time, and those phrases come out in later lessons. It goes quite well, and reinforces my notion that a "dramatic arts" component would be quite successful in a hagwon environment, if only Korean administrators would open their minds to the idea.

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