When we got our house, Mom took the opportunity to bring me the boxes where she had been storing my school assignments since preschool. Amanda and I had a great time going through them tonight. Here are the highlights from my 2nd grade, presented without any context because it’s funnier that way…

1. “When bears play or beg for food, they usually make people laugh. All bears are EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! You can’t even trust a tame bear.”
2. “In his dream, he was an Indian cheif. He said, ‘I will help my people,’ he said. ‘Does anyone have an idea?’ He asked. ‘I do,’ said an indian boy. ‘What is it?’ Ika asked. ‘Try cutting down a tree and cut it into thin pieces,’ said the boy. ‘It is white,’ said Ika. So that is how paper came to be.”
3. “Columbus’s faults were greed, kidnapping, and pride.”