Last evening, I went for a walk with daughter #2 (age 8) and she just talked my ear off about a guest speaker she’ll have next week: a scientist who specializes in “milking” snakes for their venom. She dominated the conversation with her excitement and curiosity about the event. I have always admired her thirst to learn about everything. I love that her love for learning and curiosity has not skipped a beat, and in fact has flourished among all of the challenges this year. It speaks volumes about the educators who teach her everyday. While I can’t say I share her affinity for the snake topic, I’m loving the human she is growing to be. AJM is going to change the world.
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I loved this! I think her and I would have gotten along at that age, I was always interested in that sort of stuff. And now as a teacher I’m thinking “wow! what a cool guest speaker- maybe they’ll come to my class!”. Thanks for sharing Kelly!
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I loved this! I think her and I would have gotten along at that age, I was always interested in that sort of stuff. And now as a teacher I’m thinking “wow! what a cool guest speaker- maybe they’ll come to my class!”. Thanks for sharing Kelly!
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That does sound pretty interesting actually! I hope she has a great time!
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My mouth watered, or perhaps it was venom, at the words “guest speaker”– Lucky for her and you to share 🙂
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I’m intrigued by the idea of a guest speaker. I’m not sure a snake milker would have been my first choice.
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I think our daughters would get along! This is something my almost eight year old would LOVE!
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It is always so fun to hear the ideas and topics that interest our children! They have such curiosity that I hope they carry with them throughout life! I hope she enjoys the guest speaker.
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I love her spirit. And she has a great role model!
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no thank you to the snakes … but YES to her thirst for learning. I love the walk and talk parenting… that’s some powerful stuff right there, I think!
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I love seeing the way some things ignite kids’ excitement. Sometimes my daughter gets passionate about things I cannot connect with (like you with snakes), but I love it whenever she gets interested in something and can talk at length about it.
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