Moviestar Naoka

For the current unit in my English classes, we are studying professions. So for one of their homework pages, my kids had to draw a picture of what they wanted to be when they grew up. The boys were almost all pilots and policemen, and the girls almost all doctors/nurses and teachers (naturally, considering their role model.) Except for Naoka. Now, Naoka is one of my favorite students (granted, this applies to about 70% of my students...but still true in her case). She is maybe the chubbiest girl in my class, and is about as close to a diva as a 6 year old Thai girl can get. At least once a class, she will raise her hand and call out, 'Teacher, waaater' in her high pitched voice, giving the impression that if she doesn't get some soon, she faint away dramatically in front of the class. But she is always smiling, and when she smiles really big, her cheeks cover her eyes so it looks like they are closed. I mean, adorable.

But anyways, I'm flipping through the homework, making sure that everyone has done it, and idle curiosity is making me take note of what they want to be when they grow up. I get to her's, flip her book open without much thought, and what is staring back at me but a picture of a tall skinny woman in sunglasses, standing a stage holding a microphone. Hearts and bows abound, and above the picture there is one word: Moviestar. I just had to snap a picture of both the homework and one of me and her. (Though we were making up a test, so I couldn't quite coax out that legendary smile.) But I mean, so precious, and so perfect for Naoka. And Naok (her nickname to her nickname, pronounced Nah-oak), you go girl. :)

TPWWLT - Timba ft Katy Perry - 'Until We Meet Again'