Gregory: Um, Farmer Hank has seven turkeys, then he buys six more. How many turkeys does Farmer Hank now have?
Barbara: Hmm.
Melissa: [raises hand] Is one of the turkeys pregnant?
Gregory: One of my kids asked the same thing.
Barbara: Because it's a good question, and it shows that they're using critical thinking.
Gregory: It's irrelevant.
Melissa: No, it might be silly to you, but to them, it might be an important question that, if they don't get it answered, they can't focus.
Barbara: And diversions are an important part of learning. Otherwise, they're just memorizing.
Gregory: Memorization is how I learned all the states' capitals. Juneau, Salem, Madison. I can keep going.
Melissa: In my class, we do silly voice time to, you know, break up the day. [high-pitched voice] And it makes learning more fun, too.