Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Who knows, anyway?


Maegan tackled a non-fiction book report at the end of her second grade year. She decided to do it on the Twin Towers. She wrote and illustrated a book. She also created a clay sculpture that was mounted to a scene she designed. It was quite good! So the set-up was that all the kids had these buttons that they made on their desks. The adults walked around, pushed the button of the report they wanted, kid presented, and then it was open question time. I asked her a few questions, which she was of course able to answer well after her extensive research. Then I asked, "So what did people do inside the Twin Towers?" She replied in a voice loaded with conspiracy, "Well, it was probably office work because they had a lot of desks. But nobody REALLY knows what they did in there. And we can't find out now because their dead." I about choked. Isn't it funny that something that might be so offensive out of an adult's mouth is so cute from a child?

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  1. ha, so does that mean I should know what people did there?

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  3. Juuust because you told me on the phone what your comment was doesn't mean I don't want to reeeead it!!

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