
Where Does Heartfelt Laughter Come From?
“Miss Lee, your laughter sounds so fake…”
My student said these words to me one day after he’d overheard my phone conversation. I said, “well, I try to answer the phone with a happy attitude.” Still, I was shocked at what he said to me. I started to feel a bit ashamed, standing in front of the class after that. I also thought that I wasn’t a very good role model and I tried to pretend that my behavior wasn’t that big of a deal.
After a 10-year teaching career, I really thou