"I KNOW HALLOWEEN!"

is what my students yelled when they saw the first slide of my powerpoint to acknowledge the very Western Pagen holiday.

I made a second grader cry when I showed her class a video of an animated haunted house.  It was a cartoon.  C'mon.

Dialogue between teacher and student-
Me:  If you could dress up as anything or anybody for Halloween, what would you be?
Sixth grade male student:  I would be Obama.
Me:  Interesting choice.  Why would you be Obama?
Sixth grade male student:  I would be Obama because I think he very handsome.
Me:  <no response>

At least my students are speaking in nearly complete sentences.

Another dialogue between teacher and student;
Fifth grade female student:  I don't like Halloween.
Me:  Why don't you like it?  It is supposed to be a fun holiday.
Fifth grade female student:  It is too scary.
Me:  <no response>

Clearly something got lost in translation when Halloween was first introduced to China.

Can't wait to start teaching about Christmas. . .