Out of the Mouths of Babes: What Grade Are You In?
The boys had a friend over today. When the conversation turned to school, here’s what was overheard:
Christian (the friend): Ryan, what grade are you in?
Ryan: Fourth.
Connor: I’m in first.
Christian: I’m in fifth (with a big grin, because he’s in second).
Connor: I’m in sixth.
Christian: Eighth.
Connor: College.
Christian: College. That’s at least twelfth grade.
Sigh, they’re in such a hurry to grow-up… and yet, they have no idea how much they’re hurrying through.
College is after twelfth grade, I explain.
Christian: There are twelve years of school?!
Yes, I inform him, and then it’s quiet. Twelve years of school is a lot to think about when you are just beginning the second grade!
