It was pretty obvious that they were all trying very hard to keep along. I did not blame them as I had been talking for almost one and a half hours and it seemed like they could not take it anymore. However, I just had to go on as that was the last two-hour meeting with them before their big exam. I knew I had to do something to keep them with me so I stopped teaching, clapped my hands loudly and said, " You guys are pretending, aren't you? You are sleepy but somehow you still bear with me. Congratulations!! You guys are very good pretenders!!"
That somehow helped them to keep up just a little bit longer. But what do you know, a few minutes later, I began to feel tired and sleepy! The students could clearly see this as I had mistakenly said one thing when I actually meant another. Thus, I said sorry and I might have blushed as well.. Guess what, one of the students calmly said, " Madam, it' s ok to pretend.."
