16 May 2006
literacy is a double edged sword
Six: "Mom, MOM! I cleaned the table today at school."
Me: "Good for you honey."
Six: "Somebody wroted on it."
Me: "Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. Good thing you cleaned it then."
Six: "Yup. Somebody wroted '[Six]' on it."
The potentially self-incriminatory dimension of this news report seems to hit him suddenly.
Six: "But it wasn't me, though."
The potentially self-critical dimension of this addendum seems to hit him suddenly.
Six: "But I could write [Six] on dere."
Pause.
Six: "But I didn't."
Pause.
Six: "But I could, though."
(Ladies and gentleman: We ask for your patience during our technical difficulties. We are now in never-ending loop mode. Only naptime will save us. Stay tuned.)
Me: "Good for you honey."
Six: "Somebody wroted on it."
Me: "Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. Good thing you cleaned it then."
Six: "Yup. Somebody wroted '[Six]' on it."
The potentially self-incriminatory dimension of this news report seems to hit him suddenly.
Six: "But it wasn't me, though."
The potentially self-critical dimension of this addendum seems to hit him suddenly.
Six: "But I could write [Six] on dere."
Pause.
Six: "But I didn't."
Pause.
Six: "But I could, though."
(Ladies and gentleman: We ask for your patience during our technical difficulties. We are now in never-ending loop mode. Only naptime will save us. Stay tuned.)
