“So,” I asked my 5-year old. “What have you learned in kindergarten so far this year?”<\/p>\n
“Well, actually, we learned nothing at all.”<\/p>\n
Okaaaaaaaaaay, then. Nice to know.<\/p>\n
Supposedly, kindergarten is supposed to teach you all sorts of foundational things — from early reading and arithmetic to sound morals. My son has a different idea about what he’s learned. Aside from “nothing at all,” these are ten things he’s told me he’s learned in kindergarten:
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1. Dolphins can fight sharks.<\/b><\/p>\n
2. You have to hide your bakugan during class, otherwise the teacher will take it away, even if you’re just fixing<\/i> it, not playing<\/i> with it.<\/b><\/p>\n
3. Aaron is Emily’s boyfriend. [Both children are five.]<\/b><\/p>\n
4. Ants are stronger than dinosaurs because dinosaurs went extinct, but ants didn’t. Also, ants can bite humans and it hurts really bad. <\/b><\/p>\n
5. Speaking of dinosaurs, if you have dino babies, you have to get shots from the doctor. [“Dino babies” = diabetes]<\/b><\/p>\n
6. If you count by twos, numbers are higher. <\/b>
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7. “TV” is the best word to spell because it’s just “T” and “V.” Also, we should watch it. [It turns out that this was “not exactly” what the teacher said, and “TV” was not an official spelling word. “But I learned to spell it on my own, mommy!”]<\/b>
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8. Poison Ivy is a plant, and a tree is a plant, but you can climb a tree. It’s a bad idea to climb Poison Ivy.<\/b>
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9. Don’t tell anyone you pick your nose, or they might say, “Ew.” <\/b><\/p>\n
10. If you pick your nose ten times in a row, it will bleed. My son only knows this because his friend tried it.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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