the funniest thing i’ve ever posted, part 1.

when i finished my fulbright grant and left school, many of my students wrote me the sweetest goodbye letters.  below, i’ve typed out some of the funniest notes, from one of my 5th grade classes.  5th grade is the grade in which the germans start learning english at gymnasium-level, which explains many of their (extremely cute) mistakes.  any german speakers reading these will be doubly entertained, as some of their sentences are structured so very german-ly!  also, as i’ve said before, i’ve never introduced myself as anything but “jennifer” and yet the only name my students ever called me was “jenni”.  i’ve made peace with this (hence the name of my blog). 

anyway…enjoy!

{a photo from my going-away dinner, me with one of my favorite colleagues, tanja:}

Hello Jenni,

You was a so good teacher.  Because you give not homework.  And I missing you. 

NOBODY IS PERFECT AND YOUR NAME IS NOBODY.

Your Luis.

Dear Jenni

I find I must beginn with the best. 

- Your English lesson is very good.

- You are so nice.

- Your exercises are always perfect.

The bad is:

I can’t tell what bad is, because everything is perfect.

I hope you don’t forget me. 

So then, I wish you a good trip back and good luck.

Love, Marcel

Dear Jenni,

It was a really nice time with you!  Must you go so early?  We miss you when you aren’t here!  The best thing was an exercise with animals.  Now, I know really many animals on English.  You can learn people so many things.  That’s great.  A good thing was, that you didn’t give us homework.  Now I want to finish the letter, because I don’t want to wright a book.  Have enough energie for your next class! 

Yours, Alina

Dear Jenni,

Your lessons were really funny.  Better than other teachers.  Great.  And it wasn’t nice when you breaked your hand.  And because this:  Good Luck with the future.

Yours, Jana

Dear Jenni,

Thanks for your English lessons. There were beautiful lessons. My favourite lesson was the lesson with the pictures from your London trip. You told us great informations about London. You told us much about American people. I’m so sorry you must go away.

Love, Anika

Dear Jenni,

Do you go at American today? Then I say goodby. You was a good English teacher. Comes you at German again? Please! English with you is a good subject.

Goodby, Nathalie

{Written all over this letter, front and back, in every color of the rainbow, is the word “goodby”.}

Dear Jenni,

We had a nice time with you. I and my class will miss you. Good luck at home and greet your parents and sisters from me.

Love, Jonas

Dear Jenni,

The lessons with you were very nice. I can’t understand why you aren’t longer at our school. I like you.

Bye, Kevin

Dear Jenni,

It was a nice time with you. But the best time was when you say to me, “Good, Leonie!”. Your worksheets were the bests of all. The worksheet with your father on the farm was the best. It was SO funny. This is the end.

Love, Leonie

 

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I only had these students for one semester but I loved them so much.  I find it funny that some of them thanked me for not giving homework; because of my position at the school, I wasn’t allowed to give homework.  Otherwise, I probably would have.  Oh, well.  They’ll never know. :)