Jodi Picoult Quote
The Thai people are pathologically shy. Combine that with a reluctance to lose face by giving a wrong answer, and it makes for a painfully long [ESL] class. Usually I ask the students to work on exercises in small groups, and then I move around and check their progress. But for days like today, when I'm grading on participation, speaking up in public is a necessary evil. Jao, I say to a man in my class. You own a pet store, and you want to convince Jaidee to buy a pet. I turn to a second man. Jaidee, you do not want to buy that pet. Let's hear your conversation.They stand up, clutching their papers. This dog is reccommended, Jao begins.I have one already, Jaidee replies.Good job! I encourage. Jao, give him a reason why he should buy your dog.This dog is alive, Jao adds.Jaidee shrugs. Not everyone wants a pet that is alive.Well, not all days are successes...
The Thai people are pathologically shy. Combine that with a reluctance to lose face by giving a wrong answer, and it makes for a painfully long [ESL] class. Usually I ask the students to work on exercises in small groups, and then I move around and check their progress. But for days like today, when I'm grading on participation, speaking up in public is a necessary evil. Jao, I say to a man in my class. You own a pet store, and you want to convince Jaidee to buy a pet. I turn to a second man. Jaidee, you do not want to buy that pet. Let's hear your conversation.They stand up, clutching their papers. This dog is reccommended, Jao begins.I have one already, Jaidee replies.Good job! I encourage. Jao, give him a reason why he should buy your dog.This dog is alive, Jao adds.Jaidee shrugs. Not everyone wants a pet that is alive.Well, not all days are successes...
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About Jodi Picoult
Picoult writes popular fiction which can be characterised as family saga. She frequently centers storylines on a moral dilemma or a procedural drama which pits family members against one another. She is often characterised as an author of chick-lit. Over her writing career, Picoult has covered a wide range of controversial or moral issues, including abortion, the Holocaust, assisted suicide, race relations, eugenics, LGBT rights, fertility issues, religion, the death penalty, and school shootings. She has been described as "a paradox, a hugely popular, at times controversial writer, ignored by academia, who questions notions of what constitutes literature simply by doing what she does best."