My impact on students

On my way back from school one day last week I was sitting in front of a 6-year-old student from my school and overheard him recounting the story of Hänsel and Gretel to his mom. I was impressed with his recollection of the evil stepmother, the birds eating up the bread crumbs, and Hänsel's tricking the witch by using a bone.

But I got a real kick out of his twist on the witch's demise. "And then, the girl stuffed the witch into a box--into a microwave!" he declared proudly to his mother. Even in Spanish, kids say the darnedest things!