http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2007/03/05/kid-logic/ (bôr'dər-lănd') n. Located on or near a frontier. An indeterminate area or condition. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:40:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2007/03/05/kid-logic/#comment-28298 Doug Noon Tue, 13 Mar 2007 17:03:33 +0000 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2007/03/05/kid-logic/#comment-28298 The standard response to all such questions is...We're trained professionals. Then I say something about a special machine. The standard response to all such questions is…We’re trained professionals. Then I say something about a special machine.

]]> http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2007/03/05/kid-logic/#comment-28153 Marco Polo Tue, 13 Mar 2007 11:33:46 +0000 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2007/03/05/kid-logic/#comment-28153 So what was your comeback to the little girl? "I use osmosis." "It's special 'deep water', very expensive. don't mess with it." "With great difficulty." "It gets scattered all over the place during the day. We have to herd it back in when everyone's gone home." So what was your comeback to the little girl? “I use osmosis.” “It’s special ‘deep water’, very expensive. don’t mess with it.” “With great difficulty.” “It gets scattered all over the place during the day. We have to herd it back in when everyone’s gone home.”

]]> http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2007/03/05/kid-logic/#comment-28126 A. Mercer Tue, 13 Mar 2007 03:00:45 +0000 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2007/03/05/kid-logic/#comment-28126 Okay, so here is an interesting thing. I'm teaching 5th graders about the American Revolution, and no matter how many times I remind the African-American students that the British offered to free slaves who fought for them, they still prefer the Patriots. I think this shows the a way that some African-Americans conceptualize themselves as "American" more prominently than other identities (descended from slaves). Maybe they can't conceptualize themselves as slaves? Maybe I'm reading too much into this? Okay, so here is an interesting thing. I’m teaching 5th graders about the American Revolution, and no matter how many times I remind the African-American students that the British offered to free slaves who fought for them, they still prefer the Patriots. I think this shows the a way that some African-Americans conceptualize themselves as “American” more prominently than other identities (descended from slaves). Maybe they can’t conceptualize themselves as slaves? Maybe I’m reading too much into this?

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