When I try to reflect on how Christmas is in the point of view of a student, I can’t help but recall Pinocchio. For those who missed the story of Pinocchio, let me introduce him to you. He is a toy shaped like a human boy created by a toy maker named Geppeto. As in all fairytales, a little bit of magic is necessary. In this fairytale, we read that the toys made by Geppeto come alive in the night when the real human beings are asleep and a fairy named Blue Fairy visits them. In one of Blue Fairy’s visits to Geppeto’s shop, she meets the really hyper Pinocchio who wishes to become a real boy. Let’s leave the story at that for now or else this article won’t be about Christmas anymore.

I imagine Pinocchio at the thought of Christmas from a student’s perspective because of the similarity Pinocchio and the students share. Both Pinocchio and the students have this happy feeling, simply because of the thought that something good is about to happen. Christmas, a highly anticipated event in a student’s calendar, can be co