Thumper, Budding Engineer
I had a parent-teacher conference a little over a week ago for Thumper. You may not be able to believe it, but he is turning FIVE next month, which means he is going into kindergarten in the fall.
I can hardly believe it either. I’m going to have a kindergartener and a high school freshman next school year.
Thumper’s afternoon teacher had this to say: “All kids at this age are highly efficient. And Thumper is one of the most efficient kids I’ve ever seen. Not a word or action wasted. He has the mindset of an engineer.”
“Or a ninja,” I remarked.
“He can be a ninja engineer!” she laughed.
“Efficient” and “self-sufficient” are definitely two good words to describe Thumper. For example, he has decided that he’s not waiting for anyone to help him anymore when a battery needs replacing in his favorite toy-of-the moment. He knows where I keep a basic screwdriver. He’ll just fix it himself!
There are two problems with his method here…
1) That’s not the battery compartment, and
2) This toy doesn’t need a screwdriver to get at the batteries.
I almost hate to tell him that he’s doing it wrong.
Now, if Mr. High-Efficiency could learn to use a toilet properly all the time, that would be an excellent use of his skills!