understanding_through_childs_eyes
x
i
went
through
high
school
and
college
physics
with
no
problem
(
other
than
laziness
).
now
i'm
teaching
it
to
second
graders,
at
thei
level
of
course
.
it's
causing
me
to
rethink
everything
.
things
i
understood
.
for
instance,
i
knew
they
would
ask
why
things
fall
to
the
ground
at
the
same
time
no
matter
what
they
weigh
,
but
things
pull
down
on
a
scale
more
when
they
are
heavier
.
the
answer
in
my
head
was
all
equations
.
it
took
me
an
hour
to
come
up
with
the
words
,
which
are
the
true
explanation
,
as
they
demonstrate
actual
understanding
.
takes
a
swig
of
beer
contemplatively
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...
x
i
mention
to
the
group
that
they
seem
to
be
having
a
hard
time
working
today
.
girl
1
agrees
and
says
that
she
had
a
fight
with
her
mom
this
morning
girl
2
says
that
her
mom
is
waffling
about
adopting
their
foster
puppy
boy
says
that
he
is
anxious
to
know
when
his
father
will
be
back
from
his
trip
and
here
i
was
just
thinking
i
was
making
a
snarky
statement
.
i
adore
the
literal
nature
of
small
kids
.
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...
eyedream
more
beautiful
than
...all
is
still
a
child
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