to wonder what sort of education my son is getting

[Iwishitwouldgetwarmer]

I was telling my 10 year old yesterday about a bird that was using the water that had collected in the bottom of the little trampoline we have in the garden. I wasn't sure what type of bird it was so asked him. I said it was black and white and bigger than a pigeon and did he know what it was.

His reply 'Was it a penguin'.

I know it's been cold but honestly!

This is light hearted btw

Was he right? Looking out of my window today it wouldn't surprise me one bit..!

He's only getting the education you are providing for him. Look in the mirror.

this is lighthearted, by the way

Haha that's great

i would be quite happy to see penguins wandering around in the garden!

Get him one of these?

I wonder what education kids area getting and I'm one of the people providing it! I spent a whole term studying King Henry V (the play) with a class and at the end of the term one of them asked "you know in the book when it says 'king', is that the King Henry that it says on the cover?". No, Shakespeare named the play after someone who isn't in it! To be fair, the rest of the class were

wouldnt surpirise me either tbh dd age 5 said mum quick look there is a tiger in the garden LOOOOOK was a ginger cat sigh

Was it a wagtail

Oh wait you said bigger than a pigeon ignore me!

wasn't a magpie was it you would know what a magpie was though

magpie?

i have visions of a penguin bouncing on the trampoline

I bloody love penguins I would have wanted it to be a penguin

Is a magpie bigger than a normal pigeon? (We only have woodpigeons round here ) :o

My dad used to call me penguin when I was little (I still sign cards/emails to him with it actually)

He called me penguin because...

...I like fish, but I can't fly.

:)

I think so we are a very lower middle class area we have ordinary pigeons and wood pigeons magpies are way bigger than both I think

awwwfuzz that is lovely

I am not only expecting penguins, I am expecting polar bears. Any second now.

BrianButterfield - You sometimes wonder how much they take in. My youngest was learning about the Romans last year. Not sure he totally understood when the Romans were around but he asked me what it was like for me in roman times.

I know I'm getting on a bit but even I wasn't around at the same time as the romans!

Maybe I've just got odd kids! , or look more haggard than I thought.