Minh: Dad, what was your worst experience at school?
Dad: A classmate bullied me.
Minh: Really? What happened, dad?
Dad: A big boy in my class was always taking my things. I could never get anything back. Once he and his friends waited for me outside the school and snatched my backpack. They got all my money.
Minh: What did you do then?
Dad: I was so angry that I fought back.
Minh: Wow. What happened next?
Dad: He was totally surprised. But then he returned my money and went away … What about you?
Minh: Well, it was just last week. My biology teacher checked our understanding of the previous lesson. My mind suddenly went blank. I stood there and couldn’t say anything. I felt so embarrassed!
Dad: So what happened then?
Minh: I got a zero.
Dad: Sorry about that.
Minh: It was such a terrible experience.
Dad: Didn’t you revise the lesson?
Minh: I did. But I actually learnt it by rote without really understanding the lesson.