Different Generation

After school yesterday, Warrior 3 showed me a piece of paper with details about his upcoming research project about ocean animals. He has already decided that he wants to learn more about cuttle fish. He had a plan. He wanted to work on it yesterday but I told him that we could work on in this weekend since it is not due til the 9th of March. One of the things he told me that I thought was interesting was when he said.. "We can GOOGLE it." Now, when I was in 1st grade I wouldn't have known to say that. Times have changed alright. We have these younger generation who are technology savvy.

Another thing..at the dinner table last night. Warrior 3 was testing my vocabulary. He is reading another Harry Potter book and I suggested to him that if he doesn't understand a word that he should look it up. He had asked me several times to help him look up definitions of words unfamiliar to him. Tonight however, he turned the table around and wanted me to do the same.

Warrior 3: Mom, did you learn about symbiosis?
Me: Yes, that word sounds very familiar. I learned that word in science class a long time ago. I don't remember what it means.
Warrior 3: Then you gotta look it up!
Me: okay. Later. (pause) Do you know what it means?
Warrior 3: That is when two different creatures live together.

He proceeded to give me an example. I apologize now for the inaccuracy of my facts I'll make the corrections later. I think he said that the eel (or was it a sea lamprey?) can't and wouldn't eat the crayfish (or was it shrimp..) because the crayfish cleans the eels' teeth. And that is symbiosis.

I continued to eat dinner and started peeling my shrimp.
Warrior 3: Mom, you are peeling the EXOSKELETON of that shrimp.
Me: yes, you are right! I know what that word means. Outside skeleton!
Warrior 3: Yes, Mom.  You know crabs have exoskeletons, too.

Makes me wonder what Warrior 3 is going to be when he grows up. When he was 2-3 yrs. old he was so into dinosaurs and that he wanted to be a PALEONTOLOGIST when he grows up. He really wanted to dig for dinosaur bones. Every single opportunity...he wanted me to read his dinosaur books! Then he became interested with BEETLES.

After that stage he was into building things. He loves creating things with his hands. He just loved his K'NEX from Tita 96762. Then he was introduced with MAGNETIX and now LEGOs. He never gets tired of LEGOs.

I'LL POST PICTURES of Warrior 3's work LATER. Gotta go do my visiting teaching.