When I dropped off Juma at school this morning, his teacher, John, approached me and reported on a conversation he and Juma had earlier this week.
John: So, Sarah, Juma and I were talking before and I suggested that if he wants to talk about the Iraq war, he should talk to me about it. Not the other kids in the class.
Sarah: [eyes widen, but not so Juma can see] Oh, yes, I agree, that's a good idea.
John: Yep, Juma agreed, too.
Yikes. Guess I shouldn't be listening to news radio with Juma in the back seat of the car. That kid hears way more than I realize sometimes.
3 comments:
haha, that's classic, i'd like to know exactly what he said! I would like to see little 5 year olds discussing these sort of issues in pre-school. that would be entertainment!
oops, i mean 4 year olds
I asked him about it later, and he said he and 3 other boys were playing "soldiers." I asked if they were Iraqi or American soldiers, and he didn't know. I asked him if he knew what the war was about, and he said "Iraq just wants America to leave them alone." I laughed, then explained how it's a bit more complicated than that.
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