Dated

"It’s like a big cd that always messes up."

- 8th grader, on records

Fleeting Icons

A conversation between two 8th graders, in medias res:

Rambo!

Who’s that?

Sylvester Stallone.

Who’s that?

The guy who played Rocky!

In what?

Rocky!

Keep the Change

"My Dad says an 'A' is never too expensive." --sixth grade student after I told her not to spend too much money getting supplies for her China project.

Icy Hot

"I wish lava was really, really cold instead of really, really hot." - Wish made by an 8 year old while climbing a volcano in Guatemala because he was hot.

Christmas Currency

"Mr. Faulkner, I got over $100 in gift cards for Christmas, but I sold most of them off to my dad." - 6th grade boy