1st day, 1st term of the 2011 school year, and

for the VERY FIRST time, after dismissing my students early from class (10 am instead of 12 pm) Nobody got up to leave! It's currently 10:16 AM Monday morning, Ho Chi Minh City time, and every single student is still sitting in their seat. . .typing! Perhaps the in-class assignment had something to do with it, write 300 to 500 words about a Contemporary Asian Street Artist. . .But regardless, when you say "leave early" most students run for the hills, like a group of toddlers running to Toys r Us. I'm so proud. This is the first class of Design Investigation and Culture, and the first group. The class was so large we had to split into 2 groups. I don't think group 2 can hang though. EVERY student staying after class to finish. . . now that's hard to beat!