Sign of the Times

Two things hit me this week that made me realize kids know more about our culture than we realize.

1. I was reading some writing assignments in the first grade hallway. They all know how to spell "Wii" but none of them can spell the word "play."

2. One of my students looked at the new Time Magazine (http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,1101080901,00.html)and said, "Is that Barack Obama?" I said, "Yes. How did you know?" He said, "That is who we are voting for."