I stumbled upon this blog entry of a student from the place where I work. Never underestimate kids’ ability to put things together.
I was watching the biology animations that were posted in the [LMS] jus now… then came Bernise. She sat on my lap and watched with me. For your info, she is only 3 years old.. Anyway, she was watching and listening to the description of a bacteriophage (virus that infects bacteria).. While watching, she pointed to a string-like material and asked me whats that?? I was lazy to describe the scientific word to her. So i said “worm”.. She wouldnt know the difference anyway. Haha… and den guess what!! she looked at me and said… “Its VIRUS” . I was amazed! She actually listened to the animation. I thot she only look at the pictures and diagrams! I guess at this age, they are learning fast!! haha…
from with a little love…
Monkey
/ Monday, 5 December 20051) O_O” i know what module she’s taking… i was taking the same one! ack!
2) 3 years old are smart. *nods* my nephew is smart… thank goodness i never try to tell him a virus is a worm. of course knowing that its a virus doesnt mean they know what a virus is
Pinto
/ Monday, 5 December 2005Of course. That’s a bit beyond a 3 year-old.
It’s a little beyond me too! =P
But it’s good to note that they are processing information.
Who knows, that kid may have linked the graphical representation of a virus to the word ‘virus’.