Conversations with Middle-Schoolers

did anything cool this week?
Nah, just school.
Not really, it was nice out though.
The wind was so strong!

how was your week?
It was okay. Good. It was normal.
ya?
Yea. I just ate at the park with my dad though, I had a sandwich.

how’s the week going?
Fine, oh, I broke my finger!!
oh wow, how?
I was playing basketball and one of the boys threw the ball at me and my finger just, broke.
guys, look at his finger!
oh cool, good for you.
I knew you were going to say that.
okay, no put the cast back on dude. ew.

hey, get down from there. I don’t want you to fall off.
It’s not even that high! I’ve jumped off the height of that branch right there before.
that branch? for real? that’s like twice my height.
Yeah! I can do it. Want me to show you? I can jump off this.
no, not when you’re under my care.
But… fine.

Can I leave? I have an appointment to get to.
what appointment?
Oh, I am going over to my friend’s house for a sleepover, because my parents are having a date tonight. Can I leave yet?
ooo that sounds fun. yeah, give me a high five first.

hey, that looks really cool, that’s the… something golden? golden something?
It’s the golden ratio, you can see it in a lot of staircases, flowers, acorns, it’s cool.
what about this other shape?
That’s a dodecahedron. It has twelve faces, each face has five sides. And this is other one right here is a tetrahedron, it has four triangular faces.

Ding! Look!
Her name isn’t ding. Your name isn’t ding right?
it’s ting.
Told you
Now can I jump? It’s after class hours.
no. but… i am gonna go back in to clean up, i’ll see you guys next week ya.

hey ting!!! Look! Told you I could do it.
aha have a good week you.