gender confusion

this is the first time i had this class.

i only sat in and observed before, their teacher is away today, so i was there to fill in for her.

we did revision on what they've done previously.

while we were covering the boy/girl topic, it created much gender confusion.

you'd wonder how and why...

- i am a girl, are you a boy or a girl?

silence.

- okay, let's try again. this is tim, he is a boy. (pointing at a muppet... and asked the same question again, directing at alex)

- my name is alex, i am a boy.

- very good, now this is kate, is she a boy or a girl?

- (alex pointed at kate) she is a girl.

- very very good.

- (kate pointing at peter) she is a boy.

- no, she's not a boy. (all the kids laughed)

- (oups) she his a boy?

- no, she is not a boy. he eez a boy.

- he eez a boy.

- very good.

- (peter pointing at lily) she is a girl.

- (lily poiting at tom) she is a boy.

- no, she's not a boy.

- she his a girl?

- no, she eez not a girl, tom eez not a girl.

she stared at me really confused.

- okay, try again, slowly, repeat after me, HE EEZ a boy.

- E HIS a boy.

- no, HE EEZ a boy.

- HE HEEZ a boy.

- no, he is a boy.

- ee his a boy.

oh boy.