"The free play of art is the result of mastery. " --Ernst Fischer, The Necessity of Art

"Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them." --Ladybird Johnson

"...a well-trained ear, a well-trained intelligence, a well-trained heart, and a well-trained hand...." --Zoltan Kodaly

4/20/10

Daily Life, 43

Today...

Kindergarten kids: Miss N, why do you have two skins?

Me: Hmm? What do you mean?

Kids: Your legs. They have two skins.

Me: Oh, those are called stockings.

Kids: Oh. They're like long socks, right? But clear. Cool.






First Grade kids: Hey, your legs' skin is a different color than your arms. What happened?

Me: I'm wearing these things called stockings.

Kids: Are they tights, but clear?

Me: Yep. And they're lighter than tights.

Kids: Why would you want to wear them?

Me: They're not as warm as tights, so they're easier to wear in the Springtime.

Kids: They're sort of like tights. But they're sort of like long, long socks, too. My Mom wears those things.


Well. You just never know what they're going to notice!

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