I did something so cool today, folks, I’m really happy. I’ve been teaching Spanish drama this semester. And two of my colleagues in Ukraine are also teaching Spanish drama. So we agreed to teach the same plays. And today, we had a joint class session with my students and my friends’ students in Ukraine. Imagine what a powerful experience it is to connect with your peers across the ocean who, in the time of war, are also reading a Spanish play from 1806.
The activity really worked because these students don’t have a language in common that isn’t Spanish, so they had to make an effort to understand each other.
The entire course has been outstanding. It turns out that students love reading plays. We had really profound discussions throughout the semester. And the culminating experience of the course was this transatlantic debate.
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