Calvin (A fifth grader): Ms. A. I think that ancestors are prejudice.
Me: Ok....(imagine bewildered expression)
Calvin: Yeah, because even boys are called ancestors.
Me: Well....(again bewildered) boys can be ancestors.
Calvin: I mean they should call them something else.
Me: Uhhhh...(you can tell I was adding a lot intellectually to this conversation)
Calvin: It's just not fair. They all them annnnsssssiiiissssttteeerrrsss and they should be called anbrothers too.
Me: Actually it's annnccccessssstttorrrr.
Calvin: Oh, nevermind.
Me: (nothing more to say besides shaking my head in amazement)
Ahhhh the joys of teaching second language learners.
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