As I looked through my old school work, I wondered why I'd held onto useless papers for so long (it was probably for sentimental reasons). My old papers are now moving on into the recycling bin. As a final tribute to the glory days of elementary school, here's a peek into my second grade brain:
This is second grade me. Just to clear things up, in real life I didn't wear bows, had normally shaped eyes, did have a nose and ears, had much lighter skin, had more than 6 eyelashes, did not have lines for lips, did have a substantially thick neck, and did not have a gaping hole in my face where my mouth should've been.
This is a picture I drew after going on a field trip to the symphony. For some reason I thought that harpists use bows instead of just hands. I guess it made sense to draw a bow because I made harpist's arms so short in relation to the harp. Oh well. Now I am in orchestra and know better.
It's doubtful that a second grader would list everyone in his or her class on the page for "My friends in second grade." We're concerned about friend groups early on. This was before I made the distinction between friends and acquaintances, so it could be that some of these classmates weren't truly my friends. Also, if you're wondering what the different colored circles mean, they are each person's favorite color(s).
It's interesting to see what mattered to me and what I needed to improve on 10 years ago. I currently get along with my sister, am still in school writing, and talk with my friends. Looks like a success.
This picture was supposed to exemplify autumn. What's funny is that my family never carved Jack-o-lanterns, didn't have to rake falling leaves, and didn't ever hang up Halloween decorations like ghosts. This picture represents what people told me autumn should be and had nothing to do with my reality. Because there was nothing distinct about my autumn experiences, I presented the expected and overdone. Second graders definitely aren't the only ones who do this. Also, I wonder why the sky is green. Green wasn't even my favorite color.
So this was just second grade. There'll be more to come.
