anZel/Arden » Lesson

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beeber — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 04:04:19 +0000

I was tasked to supervise bath time for the kids. I was hoping to get some more reading in while on the job. Anzel has also requested me to read to him while he is taking a bath (SUCH luxury!). In the meantime, I have already brought my book in. Anzel had a worried look on his face and said “I don’t want you to read that book (thinking I would read the Known world for him).” I asked him why. He said the book was sad and that he would put the slaves in his heart. We talked about keeping people who died in our hearts.

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beeber — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:29:05 +0000

I have been engrossed in Edward P. Jones’ The Known World. It’s a book about slavery in the 1800s. anZel was curious about it. So I told him that the book is about black slavery and what slavery means. He kept asking why there wasn’t police to make things right. I have yet to come up with an adequate answer for him.

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beeber — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:54:52 +0000

Since going to new school, anZel has finished his lunch a handful of times. So he and I have a deal that if he finishes his lunch, he can bring juice or something he likes to school for lunch. He was doing pretty good for a couple of days by finishing his lunch and snack (usually is finished snack and half empty lunch box) until Friday. Upon examining the again half empty lunch box, I gave him a look (not necessary threatening) and reminded him that there will be no juice for Monday. He said “What? The look won’t change the result.”