Brother, Am I Cute? [EN]: Chapter 470

Hyung, am I cute? Hyung, am I cute? Extra Story-45 (470/500)

Extra Story 45: Learning Assessment (3)

Learning assessments aren’t just for math; they include Korean language arts as well.

Although I did include some math problems that required showing work, it still felt insufficient.

What we learn in Korean is a bit different from math.

You have to see the speaker’s feelings and how well they can write.

That doesn’t mean I gave difficult problems.

If they’ve been following the lessons well, they should be able to solve them.

Since this is a process to check if they have a good grasp of the concepts, the teacher doesn’t give very difficult problems.

[Which word is not pronounced correctly?]

[Which word best fits in the blank?]

Problems like these are what they get.

I also made problems where the kids could connect with lines to make it fun.

The teacher quietly watched the kids solve the problems.

Most of them were doing well.

The kids are good at speaking, so they show excellence in Korean.

Of course, it’s natural for them to struggle a bit with spelling and such.

Even adults get confused sometimes.

‘Huh?’

The homeroom teacher stared at Seung-jun’s answer with wide eyes.

The problem where they connect with lines.

They could have just drawn a straight line, but as if trying to mess with the teacher, it was connected with a very winding line.

I had to follow each line with my eyes to come up with the answer.

Why do you write the answer so creatively! It’s hard for the teacher to grade!

It’s amazing that the answer is correct in the midst of all that.

The homeroom teacher already felt tired just thinking about grading.

Forcing himself to turn his head, he looked at the other kids.

Yeon-ju and Hana neatly drew diagonal lines.

That’s how it’s normally done.

Jong-su, Jae-hui, and Yun-dong were the same.

All that’s left are Eun-woo and Si-ha, but I can’t bring myself to see what they did.

First, I looked at Eun-woo.

‘Thank goodness.’

Surprisingly, he drew it normally.

Right. No matter how creatively you think, you can only make a winding line like Seung-jun.

What else could there be?

The teacher looked at Si-ha’s answer.

‘……?’

A maze was drawn in the empty space connecting the lines!

It was even unnecessarily high quality.

‘No, if you look closely, it’s a maze that goes in one direction. Or is it a path?’

The intersecting lines were going down as if drawing stairs.

If you follow the path in that drawing, you could find the answer.

Instead of drawing lines, he put up walls and a path, so the teacher had to follow it.

The answers to the other problems were normal, but only that line problem had an unnecessarily high-quality answer.

Well, it was also the teacher’s fault for not giving many test questions and giving too much time.

‘I underestimated the kids’ creative answers.’

The homeroom teacher stared blankly at Si-ha’s drawing before turning his head.

I never thought they would go that far.

‘I should take a picture of that later and leave it in the record?’

There are cases where mischievous pranks or funny wrong answers come out in other classes, but that was clearly a funny answer.

And when talking to other teachers, the fact that there was such an answer became a topic of conversation.

It could also be a source of pride.

How talented and creative they are.

‘Still, the others will write normally for the rest, right?’

No matter what, they would want to finish quickly.

As time passed, the kids were about to solve the last problem.

The last one was in essay format.

[Write an essay introducing something you like.]

[1. What to introduce and why: ]

[2. Characteristics: ]

It is important to say what you like. It also means talking about the reason.

Understanding that the reason and characteristics are different is also a key point.

A lot of things are contained in this problem.

It seems like nothing and looks easy, but it was a very important problem for the kids.

‘I can guess roughly what they’ll write.’

Especially the kids from Gangin Kindergarten, don’t they have clear things they like?

First, Seung-jun.

[1. I introduce soccer. Soccer is good for the body and it’s incredibly fun. Also, you can become friends with your friends and become a national player. Everyone can become a soccer player and meet. And…….]

Something very long-winded was written as the reason.

Why are you even deciding the other kids’ jobs?

Everyone becomes a soccer player and meets…….

[2. Soccer is cool.]

At the same time, he compresses the characteristics of soccer into one line.

What an amazing skill.

Next is Hana.

[1. I introduce the idol Jina. I fell in love with her because she sang so well when I first saw the video. And I saw a fancam [a fan-recorded video] and fell in love again because she was so pretty. I want to be a cool idol like Jina. And…….]

[2. Pretty, sexy, cute, sings well, refreshing…….]

I expected it, but I learned that Hana likes the person named Jina these days.

Next is Yeon-ju.

[1. I introduce Jae-hui. He’s a shy friend, but I think that’s good. He is kind to me.]

[2. He dresses well and is cool.]

Next is Jae-hui.

[1. I introduce Yeon-ju. She always asks me what I like. She’s friendly and teases me, but I like that.]

[2. She acts well, is kind, and is pretty.]

The homeroom teacher stared at the answer with a blank expression.

What are you two doing, Jae-hui and Yeon-ju?

What kind of problem are you two writing love letters to each other on!

They weren’t even planning it, but they were introducing each other.

Even in a sweet and cute way.

Quickly moving on to the next.

Next is Jong-su.

[1. I introduce myself. I can type fast on the computer and I’m good at studying. As a class president, I always help the kids.]

[2. I’m handsome.]

Jong-su has a bit of strong self-love.

I can’t believe the trusted Jong-su would introduce himself.

‘As expected, Jong-su is from Gangin Kindergarten…….’

Next is Eun-woo.

[1. I introduce the rap called “What’s the problem?”. It contains the soul that makes people’s beats run. It makes you ride this flow and create a groove.]

[2. It’s so hip.]

Eun-woo, shouldn’t you take out “so”?

Next is Yun-dong.

[1. I introduce b-boying [a style of street dance]. My uncle went to a b-boying competition and won first place, and it’s incredibly fun. You can improve a lot if you practice 5 hours a day.]

First of all, you’re the only one who practices 5 hours a day, Yun-dong? But do you really practice 5 hours a day?

[2. You have to use your whole body well.]

Lastly, Si-ha was left.

He must have written about introducing Hyung.

It’s obvious without even looking.

[1. I introduce the homeroom teacher.]

The homeroom teacher was surprised by the answer.

I never thought he would introduce me.

He must like the teacher a lot!

Feeling a little touched, I read the next sentence.

[Reason: Hyung told me to listen to the teacher and like her.]

That’s right. He listens to what Hyung says so well. Still, thank you for liking me.

[My uncle told me to make a good impression on the teacher. That way, school life will be easier.]

Excuse me? Mr. Si-ha’s uncle? What are you teaching the kid! The nuance is a bit! Weird!

[2. The teacher is pretty, studies well, and is slim.]

The homeroom teacher became pleased looking at Si-ha, who wrote the characteristics.

But there was still more to write.

[Reason: My uncle told me to answer like that no matter what he asked about the teacher.]

‘Excuse me? Mr. Lee Si-ha? There’s no need to write the reason for the characteristics!! And Si-ha’s uncle!! What are you keep teaching the kid!!’

In any case, all the learning assessments ended like that.

***

The teacher diligently graded the kids’ assessments.

There weren’t that many kids in one class, and it was quick to grade because they only assessed Korean and math.

Of course, writing down all the reasons why they were wrong took quite a long time.

It wasn’t until lunchtime ended that I was able to grade all the test questions.

I could have graded after class today, but there was no reason not to do it during break time or lunch time.

“Everyone. After school today, we’re going to check what we got wrong and study so we don’t get it wrong again. You need to know exactly what you’re lacking, right?”

“No!”

“Yes. You need to know. That way you can fix it. Even when you grow up, you have to figure out what the problem was and fix it.”

“My dad gets scolded by my mom every day, but he doesn’t fix it!”

The class burst out laughing at one of the kids’ words.

Puahaha.

The teacher smiled bitterly.

Well, there are unavoidable parts when you live together.

“Ahem. I’ll hand out the assessments now. Okay. Come and get it when I call your name.”

The kids received their assessments.

Seung-jun confidently looked at his assessment.

“Huh?”

There were quite a few traces of rain [marks indicating incorrect answers].

“But I got a lot right! I got 5 wrong in math!”

Seung-jun got 15 out of 20 questions right.

Jong-su smiled when he heard that.

“Hahaha. Hey. I got 100 in math! I won.”

Seung-jun flared up.

“Hey. There’s still Korean left.”

“I got 100 in Korean too… no, I got one wrong?”

“Puahaha. See. You got it wrong.”

“But I got more right than you combined? I only got one wrong in total, but you got 5 wrong.”

“It’s okay. You didn’t get 100.”

“But I won. Whatever.”

“Yeah. You won.”

Seung-jun coolly admitted it.

Jong-su somehow didn’t feel like he had won at that sight.

In any case, what’s important is Lee Si-ha.

“Hey. Lee Si-ha. How many did you get wrong?”

“Me?”

“Yeah.”

“I got 100!”

“??? Let’s see!”

Jong-su looked at Si-ha’s assessment.

There was really nothing wrong.

Everything was correct. With this, Si-ha is the top student in the whole school.

Of course, the teacher didn’t grade it. First of all, the problem itself didn’t have how many points it was worth.

Just looking at it, it seemed like a problem that was made for self-assessment.

These details seemed to show the teacher’s heart.

“Si-ha is amazing. You did really well.”

“Yeah! Jong-su also got one wrong.”

“He must have been really upset.”

“Jong-su made a mistake.”

“Really? Our Si-ha didn’t make a mistake?”

“Yeah! Because I’m Hyung’s brother.”

What is Hyung’s brother that he doesn’t make mistakes?

It seems really amazing.

I have to tell everyone this good news.

“Uncle! Uncle! Si-ha got 100.”

“I heard it from next to you.”

“I thought you couldn’t hear it because you were watching the drama.”

Uncle got up from his seat and took the test paper from my hand.

After looking at it several times, his expression became subtle.

“Hey! Lee Si-ha! Why are you writing what I taught you here!”

Si-ha tilted his head at Uncle’s words.

“Didn’t you teach me to write it?”

“No. It’s right if you ask me that way…….”

I was curious about what it was, so I looked at the Korean problem that Uncle was holding.

I only looked at the circles, but I didn’t check what Si-ha wrote.

“Huh?”

“Uh oh! Si-hyuk, you can’t see!”

Uncle raised the test paper in embarrassment.

But I already saw it all.

“Lee Hwa-sang?”

“Ahem. Ahem.”

I pointed to my room.

“Follow me to the room of truth.”

“No way! I don’t want to!”

“Hey, Hwa-sang! I’m teaching you something good!”

I hit Uncle’s back as he refused.

When did you teach me this kind of thing?!