Explaining the fourth dimension:
Miss Bell, ME: Raise your hand if you have heard of Hannukah before.
[Several children raise hands.]
So what is Hannukah? [Pause for raising of hands.] Talon.
TALON: [extremely confidently. Big happy look on face.]
Hannukah is KWANZA.
JACOB: Hannukah is like when kids get Christmas eight times.
CYNTHIA: Jewish people don't believe in God?
ME: No, they believe in God. They just believe in a different God. Or--they believe different things about God.
BRANDON RUIZ: [opening his strangely big, blue eyes to their fullest potential. Points at floor.] They believe in the God who lives DOWN THERE??
ARNULFO: So, if you're Jewish, you have to wait eight days and THEN Santa comes?
SELENA: But do YOU believe in Santa?
ME: I believe in Santa, but I also celebrate Hannukah.
[Nodding of wise, little heads.]
ME: "Jewish" is a different religion. Do you guys know what religion means?
[Blank stares.]
Well, "Christian" is a religion. What does Christian mean?
[Blank stares.]
If you are Christian, you believe in Christmas. If you are Jewish, you believe in Hannukah.
DIMITRIUS: I believe in one of those. I believe in Christmas.
ALAN: I have a Christmas tree.
ME: Latkes are like pancakes made of potatos. Well--they're like French fries, except pancake shaped.
ARNULFO: I don't like them.
ME: Have you had them before?
A: No, but I wouldn't like them. If I tried them.
ME: So, guys, what do Christmas and Hannukah have in common? What do they BOTH have?
TALON: They both have Christmas trees!!
Ok.
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2 comments:
man. i love little kids. either they're the dumbest people ever, or smarter than all of us.
hehe. I'll have to tell sarah that jews believe in the god who lives DOWN THERE.
hahahaha.
little kids are amazing. i want to spend a day in your classroom miss bell.
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