Hands-On Learning - Such a Lovely Theory

June 2011

Toussaint, 8-1/2 
Tia, 6 years old

Apparently, the kids heard me tell mom about a really cool science project the 7th graders are doing -- basically, making cars from junk, with cd's for wheels, then racing them.

Next thing I knew, I was hearing the following from other rooms as I made dinner:

Crash. Bang. Plastic rummaging. Picking through recycling bin.....
"Give me the scissors."
"No, get your own."
"Mine aren't sharp enough."
"Well, here."
"Why'd you throw them?"
"You need to poke harder than that to make the holes."
"Watch out! You almost stabbed the dog!"
"Where do we get cd's from?"
"Next to the stereo."
"No, Mama listens to those."
"Next to the computer, then.  She never listens to those."
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There are moments it's especially hard not to tell them to go turn on the tv and turn off the imagination!