G teaches

By megret | December 8, 2009 at 6:47 am | 2 comments | Gardner, Learning and doing

One of the kids’ favorite past-times is to “play school.” I can relate. Growing up, I’d rush home from school to…play school. I loved playing teacher. (And I loved actually being a student most of the time, too, but that’s another story….full of utter, complete Nerddom.)

Gardner and Rainey usually take turns being teacher and student….with it being a little heavy on G’s being the teacher. Yesterday morning after we’d completed our daily schoolwork, G had a different request.

“I’ll be the teacher, and you and Rainey will both be my students, Mommy.”

Of course I said yes. I couldn’t wait to see his chosen subject matter revealed.

Using a clipboard as his blackboard, he proceeded to give us safety lessons on the ins and outs of electricity-related safety. The lesson was simple, really, but we learned the main point he brought across (very effectively at that). It’s always important to rehearse the dangers of electric generators and the shock risk they carry. G chose to demonstrate it in simple diagram form.