Kids are funny

No, really. It's true.

Today, Lyssa was helping a little girl with her homework. The child had a long list of vocabulary words she was supposed to use in a sentence.

One of the words was 'Junior'.

And the child thought about it for a minute, then wrote,

'There was a famous black man named Martin Luther King Junior.'
Good enough.

Then, she continued.
'He's still be alive today if someone hadn't shot him.'

Lyssa doesn't have the practice I do at keeping a straight face, she laughed.

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Last time Lyssa was out at my school as a volunteer, she challenged all my kids to draw a little every day. One of the ones who was really inspired by her was Liam.* He took it very seriously, and has been practicing daily. Even my untrained eye can see improvement in his drawings. He's been borrowing my drawing books, spending time at the art table every afternoon, and wanted me to make sure Lyssa knows that he is doing what she said.

Eric pointed out that you just never know what you say or do that can inspire a kid, and that he knows that people who care about the kids they work with are making a huge difference in their lives and probably their futures, too.

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I had Alden* and Ariana* a couple days this week. They are both so funny and high maintenance in different ways. Every assistant I've had wants to take them home. :)

Brian* came in with glasses on Tuesday morning. Alden and Ariana both wear glasses, and both of them expressed surprise to see Brian wearing them. Alden was straightforward... "Why you wearing glasses, Brian?"

And Brian started to blush and stammer, and I said, "Alden, why do YOU wear glasses?"

He looked mystified.

I said, "You wear them so you can see more clearly, right?"

He agreed. Then, Ariana walked in and expressed the same curiosity.
"Brian! How come you have glasses on?"

And I jumped in again.
"Why do YOU wear them, Ariana?"

And she dimpled and blushed and pointed at me like an old granny and said, "Oh you!!"

Which made me laugh.

But the novelty of Brian's glasses has worn off already. Except for him. He got the bendy kind and is bending the hell out of them for anyone who asks.

Except 'indestructible' comes out 'undestroyable'.
Blogger doesn't think that's a word.
But you saw it here, so evidently it IS!