Questions

You know that children are growing up when they start

asking questions that have answers.

~ John J. Plomp

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Elizabeth started school last week. The other day she shared a story of an exchange between a friend of hers and a teacher at the middle school. This teacher happens to also be a softball umpire. Elizabeth's FAVORITE softball umpire. For those of you who never played catcher, you may not realize how important the umpire is to the catcher's experience during the game. A good ump is hard to find.

Elizabeth's friend: How tall are you?

Teacher: 5' 16"

Elizabeth's friend: What does that mean?

Teacher: Go ask a math teacher to help you figure it out. How short are you?

I think I get why he's her favorite.