once upon the time there lived a little frog at the bottom of the well every day
frog at the bottom of the well every day
frog at the bottom of the well every day they fought the Frog swim in the whale
they fought the Frog swim in the whale
they fought the Frog swim in the whale pod Oh explore the walls of the well and
pod Oh explore the walls of the well and
pod Oh explore the walls of the well and gaze upon the little round sky above him
gaze upon the little round sky above him
gaze upon the little round sky above him he told himself I’m lucky frog no one in
he told himself I’m lucky frog no one in
he told himself I’m lucky frog no one in the world lives better than me a paper
the world lives better than me a paper
the world lives better than me a paper happened to fly by and stood on the edge
happened to fly by and stood on the edge
happened to fly by and stood on the edge of the well upon hearing the boast of
of the well upon hearing the boast of
of the well upon hearing the boast of the Frog the bird said jump out I’ll
the Frog the bird said jump out I’ll
the Frog the bird said jump out I’ll carry you to see the big ocean where the
carry you to see the big ocean where the
carry you to see the big ocean where the water is immense and the sky has no
water is immense and the sky has no
water is immense and the sky has no limits this famous Chinese proverb gene
limits this famous Chinese proverb gene
limits this famous Chinese proverb gene DG WA literally means a frog at the
DG WA literally means a frog at the
DG WA literally means a frog at the bottom of the well but the phrase really
bottom of the well but the phrase really
bottom of the well but the phrase really implies someone with limited outlook and
implies someone with limited outlook and
implies someone with limited outlook and experience in life the ending of the
experience in life the ending of the
experience in life the ending of the story always bothers me every time I
story always bothers me every time I
story always bothers me every time I heard it growing up in Taiwan I have
heard it growing up in Taiwan I have
heard it growing up in Taiwan I have always wondered before the Frog has the
always wondered before the Frog has the
always wondered before the Frog has the audacity to dream about swimming in the
audacity to dream about swimming in the
audacity to dream about swimming in the big ocean it’s the Frog ready to be out
big ocean it’s the Frog ready to be out
big ocean it’s the Frog ready to be out of the whale with the Frog survive in
of the whale with the Frog survive in
of the whale with the Frog survive in the big ocean I like to identify myself
the big ocean I like to identify myself
the big ocean I like to identify myself as the big bird preparing my students uh
as the big bird preparing my students uh
as the big bird preparing my students uh the little frogs a journey out sceptered
the little frogs a journey out sceptered
the little frogs a journey out sceptered well learning another language would
well learning another language would
well learning another language would certainly take them beyond the little
certainly take them beyond the little
certainly take them beyond the little whale they live him however simply
whale they live him however simply
whale they live him however simply learned the language is not good enough
learned the language is not good enough
learned the language is not good enough we all know certain words and phrases
we all know certain words and phrases
we all know certain words and phrases exists in some language but not in
exists in some language but not in
exists in some language but not in another we all eat different foods
another we all eat different foods
another we all eat different foods celebrate different holidays and have
celebrate different holidays and have
celebrate different holidays and have different habits our thinking process is
different habits our thinking process is
different habits our thinking process is vary from one culture to another because
vary from one culture to another because
vary from one culture to another because we all interpret our world differently
we all interpret our world differently
we all interpret our world differently it’s also important to understand that
it’s also important to understand that
it’s also important to understand that certain concepts may exist in one
certain concepts may exist in one
certain concepts may exist in one culture but not in another
culture but not in another
culture but not in another for instance children whining was a very
for instance children whining was a very
for instance children whining was a very strange concept to me when I first came
strange concept to me when I first came
strange concept to me when I first came to this country children in my culture
to this country children in my culture
to this country children in my culture do not whine
do not whine
do not whine as a matter of fact if you look up the
as a matter of fact if you look up the
as a matter of fact if you look up the verb to wine or to complain you will
verb to wine or to complain you will
verb to wine or to complain you will have the same Chinese verb paulien and
have the same Chinese verb paulien and
have the same Chinese verb paulien and English speakers knows that whining and
English speakers knows that whining and
English speakers knows that whining and complaining are two different actions
complaining are two different actions
complaining are two different actions and the concept of children whining
and the concept of children whining
and the concept of children whining simply does not exist in the Chinese
simply does not exist in the Chinese
simply does not exist in the Chinese cultural language because in that
cultural language because in that
cultural language because in that culture children expected to behave like
culture children expected to behave like
culture children expected to behave like grown-ups the ins culture will simply
grown-ups the ins culture will simply
grown-ups the ins culture will simply let a child be a child it’s the same way
let a child be a child it’s the same way
let a child be a child it’s the same way we look at teenagers we know they are
we look at teenagers we know they are
we look at teenagers we know they are Moody
Moody
Moody they are rebellious and they may be
they are rebellious and they may be
they are rebellious and they may be heavy irrationally because they’re
heavy irrationally because they’re
heavy irrationally because they’re raging hormones one of my teacher
raging hormones one of my teacher
raging hormones one of my teacher friends described her high school
friends described her high school
friends described her high school students as someone walking around with
students as someone walking around with
students as someone walking around with underdeveloped frontal lobes it’s
underdeveloped frontal lobes it’s
underdeveloped frontal lobes it’s socially accepted that teenagers or be
socially accepted that teenagers or be
socially accepted that teenagers or be teenagers several weeks ago when I
teenagers several weeks ago when I
teenagers several weeks ago when I register my teenage daughter for her
register my teenage daughter for her
register my teenage daughter for her summer camp I forgot to include myself
summer camp I forgot to include myself
summer camp I forgot to include myself as someone who can pick up the child
as someone who can pick up the child
as someone who can pick up the child from the camp so the camp counselor is
from the camp so the camp counselor is
from the camp so the camp counselor is refused to let me send her out
refused to let me send her out
refused to let me send her out frustrated I half jokingly yell to her
frustrated I half jokingly yell to her
frustrated I half jokingly yell to her who was standing outside of the office
who was standing outside of the office
who was standing outside of the office tapping on her phone I said would you
tapping on her phone I said would you
tapping on her phone I said would you please tell this nice nice lady that I’m
please tell this nice nice lady that I’m
please tell this nice nice lady that I’m your mother still on her phone without
your mother still on her phone without
your mother still on her phone without looking up she answered well I don’t
looking up she answered well I don’t
looking up she answered well I don’t know do I know you
you can understand my embarrassment so I
you can understand my embarrassment so I turned to the camp counselor and I said
turned to the camp counselor and I said
turned to the camp counselor and I said trust me no mother would pick up a
trust me no mother would pick up a
trust me no mother would pick up a random teenager of her own free will
the camp counselor was laughing so hard
the camp counselor was laughing so hard she let me sign up my daughter without
she let me sign up my daughter without
she let me sign up my daughter without further ado when I returned the
further ado when I returned the
further ado when I returned the following week she had shared my
following week she had shared my
following week she had shared my teenager comment with other parents so
teenager comment with other parents so
teenager comment with other parents so you see I got autumn a trouble by
you see I got autumn a trouble by
you see I got autumn a trouble by telling a teenager joke however I was
telling a teenager joke however I was
telling a teenager joke however I was offended somebody by making a similar
offended somebody by making a similar
offended somebody by making a similar remark in a different culture I met this
remark in a different culture I met this
remark in a different culture I met this German teacher in the conference in
German teacher in the conference in
German teacher in the conference in Germany when she told me the age of her
Germany when she told me the age of her
Germany when she told me the age of her own children at home I said Wow three
own children at home I said Wow three
own children at home I said Wow three teenagers at home that must be hard
teenagers at home that must be hard
teenagers at home that must be hard any American parents at this point of
any American parents at this point of
any American parents at this point of time would have started on talking about
time would have started on talking about
time would have started on talking about the trials and tribulations of raising
the trials and tribulations of raising
the trials and tribulations of raising teenagers this woman to my surprise
teenagers this woman to my surprise
teenagers this woman to my surprise look at me sternly and said they are all
look at me sternly and said they are all
look at me sternly and said they are all good kids and walked away I think I
good kids and walked away I think I
good kids and walked away I think I offended her so much she avoided talking
offended her so much she avoided talking
offended her so much she avoided talking to me for the rest of the conference
to me for the rest of the conference
to me for the rest of the conference let’s go back to the Frog story let’s
let’s go back to the Frog story let’s
let’s go back to the Frog story let’s say the Frog has learned different
say the Frog has learned different
say the Frog has learned different languages and understand the culture
languages and understand the culture
languages and understand the culture differences and he’s ready to leave the
differences and he’s ready to leave the
differences and he’s ready to leave the well and he wants to pack his suitcase
well and he wants to pack his suitcase
well and he wants to pack his suitcase here we have three bags perseverance
here we have three bags perseverance
here we have three bags perseverance Mama’s homemade cookies and star chasm
Mama’s homemade cookies and star chasm
Mama’s homemade cookies and star chasm which bag should the Frog take certain
which bag should the Frog take certain
which bag should the Frog take certain virtues such as politeness and
virtues such as politeness and
virtues such as politeness and perseverance are universal Mama’s
perseverance are universal Mama’s
perseverance are universal Mama’s homemade cookies if they fit into your
homemade cookies if they fit into your
homemade cookies if they fit into your suitcase why not however as we open up
suitcase why not however as we open up
suitcase why not however as we open up our minds to the outside world we also
our minds to the outside world we also
our minds to the outside world we also need to leave something in our culture
need to leave something in our culture
need to leave something in our culture behind to avoid misunderstanding in
behind to avoid misunderstanding in
behind to avoid misunderstanding in another culture it is important to
another culture it is important to
another culture it is important to understand that
understand that
understand that I teach in the International
I teach in the International
I teach in the International Baccalaureate program the writing
Baccalaureate program the writing
Baccalaureate program the writing symbols my students are often graded by
symbols my students are often graded by
symbols my students are often graded by teachers in other countries
teachers in other countries
teachers in other countries one of the most freakin comment I say to
one of the most freakin comment I say to
one of the most freakin comment I say to my students is be very careful about the
my students is be very careful about the
my students is be very careful about the sockets and you use in your writing
sockets and you use in your writing
sockets and you use in your writing it may not be appreciated in another
it may not be appreciated in another
it may not be appreciated in another culture and I use a personal example
culture and I use a personal example
culture and I use a personal example every summer I take my children back to
every summer I take my children back to
every summer I take my children back to Taiwan to visit their grandparents
Taiwan to visit their grandparents
Taiwan to visit their grandparents before they leave the house I always
before they leave the house I always
before they leave the house I always tell them to leave your sockets and back
tell them to leave your sockets and back
tell them to leave your sockets and back at home here in America no matter how
at home here in America no matter how
at home here in America no matter how funny or punny you think the situation
funny or punny you think the situation
funny or punny you think the situation is going to be my parents consider my
is going to be my parents consider my
is going to be my parents consider my children are extremely rude and
children are extremely rude and
children are extremely rude and insincere when they say something but
insincere when they say something but
insincere when they say something but means something else opening up your
means something else opening up your
means something else opening up your mind look at the world from another
mind look at the world from another
mind look at the world from another conscious perspective it’s important
conscious perspective it’s important
conscious perspective it’s important it’s learning another language over the
it’s learning another language over the
it’s learning another language over the course of my teaching career I have
course of my teaching career I have
course of my teaching career I have taught many little frogs one of them did
taught many little frogs one of them did
taught many little frogs one of them did the artwork for my presentation today
the artwork for my presentation today
the artwork for my presentation today there’s also one special frog let’s call
there’s also one special frog let’s call
there’s also one special frog let’s call him froggy
him froggy
him froggy when froggy was a freshman in high
when froggy was a freshman in high
when froggy was a freshman in high school he was the loudest frog in my
school he was the loudest frog in my
school he was the loudest frog in my classroom not only he was loud he was
classroom not only he was loud he was
classroom not only he was loud he was sarcastic and loved to argue
sarcastic and loved to argue
sarcastic and loved to argue froggy croaked our argued for three
froggy croaked our argued for three
froggy croaked our argued for three years one day his junior year he told me
years one day his junior year he told me
years one day his junior year he told me this for the past three years every time
this for the past three years every time
this for the past three years every time I open my mouth you put me right back in
I open my mouth you put me right back in
I open my mouth you put me right back in my place I was just so used to look at
my place I was just so used to look at
my place I was just so used to look at the world only from my point of view
the world only from my point of view
the world only from my point of view that self-realization was a pivotal
that self-realization was a pivotal
that self-realization was a pivotal point for him in his senior year
point for him in his senior year
point for him in his senior year froggy won a scholarship to visit
froggy won a scholarship to visit
froggy won a scholarship to visit Germany his first trip south of the well
Germany his first trip south of the well
Germany his first trip south of the well in college
in college
in college froggy grabs every opportunity he gets
froggy grabs every opportunity he gets
froggy grabs every opportunity he gets to travel around the world
to travel around the world
to travel around the world he was especially proud of himself when
he was especially proud of himself when
he was especially proud of himself when he was able to use his German skill to
he was able to use his German skill to
he was able to use his German skill to navigate the streets in Poland where
navigate the streets in Poland where
navigate the streets in Poland where English is not as common the ladies I
English is not as common the ladies I
English is not as common the ladies I heard from him is that he’s learning the
heard from him is that he’s learning the
heard from him is that he’s learning the art of haggling in the markets in Vienna
art of haggling in the markets in Vienna
art of haggling in the markets in Vienna where he works as an intern now he has
where he works as an intern now he has
where he works as an intern now he has opened up his mind to true how
opened up his mind to true how
opened up his mind to true how understanding his sky has no limits our
understanding his sky has no limits our
understanding his sky has no limits our children and students may have the
children and students may have the
children and students may have the audacity to dream but as their parents
audacity to dream but as their parents
audacity to dream but as their parents teachers and community leaders are we
teachers and community leaders are we
teachers and community leaders are we preparing the way that their dream can
preparing the way that their dream can
preparing the way that their dream can really come true I see myself more than
really come true I see myself more than
really come true I see myself more than just a language teacher I prepare them
just a language teacher I prepare them
just a language teacher I prepare them to become global citizens they need to
to become global citizens they need to
to become global citizens they need to learn the language they need to
learn the language they need to
learn the language they need to understand we all interpret the world
understand we all interpret the world
understand we all interpret the world differently and most importantly they
differently and most importantly they
differently and most importantly they need to open up their minds to the world
need to open up their minds to the world
need to open up their minds to the world be young the well and don’t forget once
be young the well and don’t forget once
be young the well and don’t forget once upon the time I was that little frog in
upon the time I was that little frog in
upon the time I was that little frog in the well in Taiwan and I have used my
the well in Taiwan and I have used my
the well in Taiwan and I have used my second language English to teach my
second language English to teach my
second language English to teach my third language German for the past 19
third language German for the past 19
third language German for the past 19 years and I can say I survived in the
years and I can say I survived in the
years and I can say I survived in the big ocean being prepared to have the
big ocean being prepared to have the
big ocean being prepared to have the audacity to dream where ensure a dream
audacity to dream where ensure a dream
audacity to dream where ensure a dream can really come true and it is my
can really come true and it is my
can really come true and it is my biggest dream one day when all the
biggest dream one day when all the
biggest dream one day when all the little frogs are out of the well they
little frogs are out of the well they
little frogs are out of the well they can all live happily ever after
can all live happily ever after
can all live happily ever after thank you very much
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