It was more challenging for her to come up with these words than I had expected.
CIRCLE NUMBER ONE: helpful to the world
JULIA: So Mommy? Should I write "helpful," because he was trying to HELP people with different skin get to do the same things as everyone?
ME: Uh, yeah...you could say he was helpful. He did help change the world.
JULIA: Okay, I'll write "helpful to the world."
CIRCLE NUMBER TWO: peaceful
CIRCLE NUMBER THREE: Loveing
CIRCLE NUMBER FOUR:
ME: Peace-loving man? Why don't you just write "peaceful?" Because you already wrote "loving" right up above.
JULIA: No, I already DID "peaceful" in the second circle!
ME: Oh. Then I'd just erase that and try to come up with a different word. Because you're sort of repeating what you already wrote.
JULIA: Ooookaaaaay...I'm not really sure what other words I should write. Should I say...like, he changed the WORLD?
ME: Well, he did change the world. Can you think of a word that describes that? Do you know what the word "inspirational" means?
JULIA: No. What does it mean?
ME: Well, never mind, if you're not sure what it means let's think of a word you DO know. But inspirational means that you make people want to follow your teaching and your ideas.
JULIA: Uh...should I put "kind?"
ME: Sure.
CIRCLE NUMBER FIVE: Non Vilant
JULIA: Mom? What's the word for people who don't like GUNS again? Democrats?
ME: Uh, no, uh, I'd say "non-violent."
JULIA: Oh. Okay.
CIRCLE NUMBER SIX: Hero to the World
JULIA: Mom? What else should I say?
ME: Well, what other words come to mind?
JULIA: Like, he helped change things?
ME: So, would you say he was sort of a hero?
JULIA: Oh! Yeah!
Some time after Julia had finished her homework, she came upon a great word that she had neglected to use.
JULIA: (while galloping through the living room) Oh! I meant to write "BRAVE!"
CIRCLE NUMBER FOUR:
And with that, our homework for the night is finally complete.
she's such a stinking adorable sweetheart.
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