Archeology dig

I graduated from a college with a large education program. The jokes about the elementary ed majors were abundant and a common complaint was that their GPAs were inflated. As a secondary education major told me: "How do you fail a class where your final is 'Build a national park out of straws and toothpicks'? Those of us writing 30-pg research papers weren't always appreciative of these assignments.


Today I arranged an archeological dig. And I laughed. I never planned on teaching elementary ed. But the assignment was helpful in demonstrating what we learn in history and archeology to Ben. And Kyri was a willing assistant.

Ben concluded that these people have been in our backyard in the recent past: a baby, a girl, probably a boy, and a golfer. And a plug for these great gardening tools for kids from Discovery Toys. They are sturdy little diggers and perfect for little hands.