Bluntly Honest

I have worked with children all of my career. Throughout elementary school, I taught kindergarten, first, second, third, and fourth graders. Third grade was my favorite grade level; kindergarten was a close second. Why did I like kindergarten? The children always told some whopper stories, but they always had a reason for what they said that made sense in their little minds.

Kindergartners can say the darndest things. One of my colleagues once had a student who asked her if she knew that her butt was behind her. We all had a good giggle about that. But one day, when I was principal, a teacher came in with tears in her eyes. I didn't know if it was good or bad until she sat down. She said that one of her kindergartners came up to her and asked about her brightly printed leggings she had worn to work. The child asked, "Are those leggings, or do you have tattoos?" We laughed so hard! It was a moment that we both will never forget. I know that she probably thought about what kind of leggings she wore every day to school from that point on. It was a sign of the times!

Later...