The other day I had to drop off some orphaned opossums at a wildlife center, and my young daughter wanted to come so I brought her along.
Most of the other folks in line had masks on, so as we were driving home she asked: "how do people breathe with the masks on?" I explained how the air molecules are so small that they can pass through the mask fabric, allowing people to breathe, and she responded with "I think if air can pass through the masks, then the virus can too." I told her it's only helpful if you're already sick so you're not blowing saliva all over the place while you cough, and not to say anything to people wearing masks because they're probably scared and it makes them feel better.
She's five. It kind of shows how critical thinking is beaten out of people as they go through public school.
I will! It's not hard to teach her, she's very bright thank God. I can't believe some of the questions she comes up with. Little children are really very smart and observant, and if people took more time to actually speak with them and explain how things work they'd be shocked at how quickly they pick things up and start to make logical links from a very young age.
The other day I had to drop off some orphaned opossums at a wildlife center, and my young daughter wanted to come so I brought her along.
Most of the other folks in line had masks on, so as we were driving home she asked: "how do people breathe with the masks on?" I explained how the air molecules are so small that they can pass through the mask fabric, allowing people to breathe, and she responded with "I think if air can pass through the masks, then the virus can too." I told her it's only helpful if you're already sick so you're not blowing saliva all over the place while you cough, and not to say anything to people wearing masks because they're probably scared and it makes them feel better.
She's five. It kind of shows how critical thinking is beaten out of people as they go through public school.
I will! It's not hard to teach her, she's very bright thank God. I can't believe some of the questions she comes up with. Little children are really very smart and observant, and if people took more time to actually speak with them and explain how things work they'd be shocked at how quickly they pick things up and start to make logical links from a very young age.