Friday, July 8, 2011

Doing the Math

Cool camera at the Science Center.

"How many seconds are in two minutes, Mom?"

"One-hundred and twenty."

"How many days are in three weeks?'

"That's... twenty-one."

"How many minutes are in 3 hours?"

"Um... one-hundred and eighty."

"How many seconds are in four-hundred days?"

"Um...?"

"Mom? Let's call Daddy."

6 comments:

  1. This is you Bob paying you in advance for Star Testing.

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  2. a curious kid is a smart kid. A smart kid comes from smart parents.

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  3. I think even Dad would have been stumped by that last question.

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  4. I think if Bob decides not to be a Jedi for the rest of his life, he'll be a mathematician or a scientist. But mostly he'll probably be a Jedi.

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  5. That exact same conversation goes on around here all the time. Do he really want to know? Or is he trying to stump me?

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