Bringing Sally Smith's Vision to Manayunk

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  • Jackie Ford

Abstract

 On the first day of my internship at The Lab School of Washington, I encountered a child intently studying a small  booklet of archaeological findings. When I asked for her name, she paused to finish whatever brilliant thought was coming to her, looked up and asked me if I knew from which era the footprint had originated. I panicked, realizing I had no idea. It came from the Mesozoic era , she plainly explained, that came right before Cenozoic and right after the Paleozoic era. She continued to rattle off other creatures that lived during the period. I stood in quiet awe—as well as increasing alarm—as I realized the challenge I would face: how can I teach someone who knows so much?

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