My oldest son is working on a new project in science – all about the different kind of rocks. He told me about it the other day, and it sounded pretty cool.<\/p>\n
I love that the kids are doing all these projects in school. I think it’s a fantastic way to learn. There’s a danger, though, that details get\u00a0missed.<\/p>\n
“So, you’re\u00a0studying geology?” I asked.<\/p>\n
“Nah. Just rocks.”<\/p>\n
“Huh,” I said, doing my best to not sound either smug or superior. “And what’s that called?”<\/p>\n
He looked at me like I was an idiot. “Rocks. You know. Rocks. Igneous, sedimentary. . . Rocks.”<\/p>\n
“So your teacher didn’t say anything about geology?”<\/p>\n
“This isn’t geology. It’s rocks.”<\/p>\n
“Geology is the study of rocks,” I said, exasperated.<\/p>\n
“I don’t think so.”<\/p>\n
“What do \u00a0you mean you don’t think so?”<\/p>\n
“Actually,” my wife said. “We’re studying\u00a0rocks in my class, too. It’s called petrology.”<\/p>\n
“Yeah,” my son said. “I think that’s it.”<\/p>\n
Schools: 1, Dad: 0.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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