There's a student in my class that is Navajo (Dine), like me. I only found out because he made it a point to ask me about my ethnicity, what tribe I came from, where my parents live, etc. After the first 20 questions I figured he was stalling and told him to get to work.
Today in class he was being extra naughty and he decided to start singing songs as others laughed. I went to talk to him and as I approached him, he said in Navajo, "Please don't be mad at me, sister." This caught me off guard and I almost forgot the reason I walked up to him in the first place. He gave me the puppy dog eyes awaiting his fate. I said, "Knock it off and get back to work."
He smiled and nodded his head.
Pretty clever distraction if you ask me.
