Wasn’t life great when you were a kid? You had all the time in the world to play games, use your wild imagination, and life wasn’t too rough on you yet. Of course, that was before chores really started or major run-ins with parents. You could color pictures with crayons for school projects and bundle up in that big comfy scarf when you were going outside. A new set of kittens were the highlight of the year! Life was great when you were a kid.

Well, this part of the course is all about looking back – looking to childhood – to see if things match up in our memory. Could you accurately describe your old classroom? Do you think the way you remember it is the way it really was? Why did your parents work so hard with you to practice your piano or get through those math lessons? Did you really have it rough or was it pretty good compared to what others have to deal with in life? We’ll see what you think of your childhood once we’re finished with this first unit of ELA 20. It’s a very enriching topic to discuss – how did you become the person you are today?

We’ll find out!