I love my students. They are smart and funny but sometimes they totally miss the mark.  Last week given the unseasonably warm weather we were having, I decided to introduce the idea of an Indian Summer to my kids knowing full well that in Bulgaria there's a similar saying: Gypsy Summer.

So I used the word in context.

Then I asked them if they understood the phrase. Lots of heads shook yes.

There was a pause and one of the students said. We have the same thing. It's um, a, um, Roma Summer.

Classmates pause. Everyone looks at each other. Then at me. We talk about how in this case it's probably okay to say Gypsy Summer. Generally, I urge kids to be a politically correct as possible in class.  I believe that it's a good habit to be in but sometimes it doesn't m