Molding Young Minds Before 9 AM
Jane's on a big Malvina Reynolds kick, which has opened the way for some interesting conversations. Take these lyrics, from "Little Boxes":
Little boxes on the hillside
Little boxes made of ticky-tacky
Little boxes all the same
[...]
And the people in the houses
All went to the university
Where they were put in boxes
And they came out all the same
Jane likes this song a lot, but it confuses her, too. Obviously Malvina is not a big fan of "going to the university," but of course going to the university is something MJ and I hope that Jane will someday decide is a worthwhile thing to do.
So, this morning, it fell to me to explain.
"Conformity," I say, "is a bad thing. That when everyone has to do the same thing, say the same thing. That's what Malvina's getting at."
"Comformity," Jane says, in her irritated-at-her-stupid-mother tone.
It occurs to me that she knows exactly what she is doing.
"You got it in one, kiddo."
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posted by Diane @ 12:05 PM
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