place to read, to talk, to write, to create something. they share things that they are thinking about with me and with each other.
the custodian walks in to vacuum, so the students decide to do some investigation outside.
i see a dark substance, apparently the “soil” floating on the top and another dark substance, the “dirt,” on the bottom of a plastic beaker.
“what’s the difference between soil and dirt?” i ask.
the experiment continues. adjustments are made. questions are asked. soon the discovery is made that there are tiny pieces of bark in the soil and that’s what floats. wood floats in water. so much for the cow poop.
as i think back 