“You always speak Spanish in class,” a student said to me in an accusatory tone. “Jessica [the instructor who substituted for me while I was on medical leave] never spoke Spanish. And she didn’t ask us to speak Spanish.”
What I wanted to respond was, “Ah, Jessica really gave you your money’s worth in this course. It makes total sense to pay for a course in Spanish where no Spanish is ever spoken. So sorry for doing something as ridiculous as actually speaking the language you are trying to learn.”
But that would not be collegial.
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