Longhouse School

Julie just posted this and it saves me a lot of work! I was planning to write about it as well. But I can sure use the extra time for work and my course.

Talking about Lori, she’s a force to be reckoned with. Watch out world, she is heading your way soon! Here’s a snippet of the argument she had with us over the dining room table.

Lori: I don’t understand you! Don’t you want us to learn to read good books? Charlie and Mikey want us to read The Girl Who Drank the Moon. They convinced us. We told you we want you guys to read it to us! And the students voted on it at the Whole School Meeting. 100% for! That’s my new free word: “UNANIMOUS”! What type of democracy are you teaching if you veto our vote?

Guy: As we explained to you, this book is recommended for 5th grade.

Lori: No, that’s the age for reading it. We want you to read it to us! Come on!

Guy: When it comes to safety, I am sorry, children’s welfare trumps children’s voting.

Lori: WTF does this have to do with Trump?

Dee: Watch your language, Lori!!!

Lori: Sorry. But what has this to do with Trump?

Lolita: That’s just an expression from a card game. “Safety trumps voting” means that the safety of children comes first. Is “sacrificing” and “kidnapping,” two themes in the book, developmentally appropriate for your age?

Lori: I get it. But I haven’t heard anything from the book that is worse than some of the programs I see on TV. And you guys haven’t even read the book yourselves!

Lolita: What? A “Day of Sacrifice”? A town carries each year the youngest baby born there into the woods and leaves it for the Witch—or wild animals to eat? Come on yourself, child!

Lori: Charlie and Mikey said that’s only for the first few pages and after that we find out that the Witch is a good one. Their parents are reading it to them and the boys don’t look too damaged to me, do they?

Guy: You’re forgetting, Lori, that our school has first graders, too!

Lori: It’s just a little difference in maturity. And from what I have seen, our first graders have more of it than me and my friends in the second grade!

Guy: What, we had a school meeting to hear your thoughts! That doesn’t count? That’s why we said we will have an emergency Zoom meeting for all parents tonight (time confusion, we really happened last night) And we won’t read the book if we don’t have “UNANIMOUS” approval from all parents so not a single student feels left out.

Lori: Well, you better speak up for us, Guy, loud and clear. And I’ll be listening in to make sure. And so will Mikey, Charlie, and all of the other kids. I’m done here! (She excuses herself and goes to the Living RV)

Everyone: Lori!!! Come back!

Lolita (exiting): Don’t worry, people, let me have a girl-to-girl talk with her.