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Downer tour last week with Augsburg students and a professor. \u00a0My fault, still a downer. \u00a0But. \u00a0Leave it to elementary kids to brighten a day. \u00a0Today I had two tours with third graders. \u00a0Fun. \u00a0Honest. \u00a0Talkative.<\/p>\n
(Ashurnarsipal II, King of Assyria and builder of the palace at Nimrud. Image courtesy of the British Museum)<\/p>\n
Including a brief span of time when 8 members of the group and I got separated from the chaperons. \u00a0That left me with 8 9-year olds suddenly free of known adult supervision and in a brand new space! \u00a0Oh, boy. \u00a0Good thing I’m a dad. \u00a0We had fun though it was a little chaotic. \u00a0Then we were found and things were easier again.<\/p>\n
This is an age where kids raise their hands, open their mouths, hesitate and say, “Oh, I forgot.”<\/p>\n
One 9-year old girl took out her hair band and practiced throwing her hair around in front of the Nocturne Radio, basically a large circular blue mirror in Art Moderne. \u00a0Her name was Emma. \u00a0I would say watch out for Emma. \u00a0Probably starting right now.<\/p>\n
Had two hours between tours which makes for a long day. \u00a0Had lunch and worked for 45 minutes on the Great Scanning Project. \u00a0Slow and steady.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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