tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post4707694243338322831..comments2024-03-21T05:30:03.220-04:00Comments on Science teacher: Learn to livedoylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-6932803002506761202012-10-07T09:45:21.910-04:002012-10-07T09:45:21.910-04:00Dear Anonymous,
What a sad story and a wonderful ...Dear Anonymous,<br /><br />What a sad story and a wonderful teachable moment--up until you "asked why she had to break every beautiful, natural thing that she found."<br /><br />While you do not know the specifics of the answer, you certainly can infer the general. And if you have a general idea why a child would do this, then you would not ask the last question you asked, at least not the way it was asked.<br /><br />I hope she gets another chance to hold (and even smash) another gourd.doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901661320505882735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956989639073843954.post-43401466292153907092012-10-06T13:27:50.801-04:002012-10-06T13:27:50.801-04:00This week I started the "gourd collection.&qu...This week I started the "gourd collection." I can use mini gourds, as I have not yet found anyone who is allergic to them (no flowers or plants in my room!!).<br />"Are these real?" So I asked what she meant by real. Obviously if you are touching things, they are real, not imaginary. Is that what you mean? So we established that the words she was looking for were man-made or grown from a living plant. I told her they were real, at which she flung it with force on the floor and said, "Then why doesn't it break?" I asked why she had to break every beautiful, natural thing that she found. She swore at me and stomped off. <br />Sigh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com