Hedgehog Strikes Again

Every four weeks we start a new book. So this past Monday, after a week long vacation, we started book three. Most students receive all three books at the beginning of each term, or the Korean staff hands them out ahead of time. Unfortunately, Hedgehog never received the new book before class even though his parents told him he would. It's always tough getting back in the swing of things after vacation, achievement tests, and starting a new book on top of all of that, so not having the right book is no big deal.

However, Hedgehog thought it was the end of the world. He burst out crying and at first I had no idea why. Luckily, a Korean staff member was in my room at the time and explained to him in Korean that everything was going to be ok. I went over to comfort him and he put his head inside his backpack and started to cry harder (I'm laughing out loud right now picturing him doing this). I later found out that he wasn't really crying over not having the new book, but he was crying because he thought his parents lied to him.

Poor kid. I don't want to be around when he finds out Santa Clause isn't real.

P.S. Tuesday he got in trouble by a Korean staff member for trying to kiss another boy.