At the end of a perfect hour on the water, at the end of a perfect docking, Amanda asked an almost sad question. “Can we touch the water?” This child, who lives on the coast of Maine, had so little contact with the sea as to make touching the ocean exciting.
Of course we were all down on our bellies in a trice. The sea is cold. It’s still salty, even in winter, and, yes, you can get sick and die if you drink too much sea water. The starfish that we saw earlier is gone now because starfish are actually quite mobile. Just slow. The tholl pin cover that we saw earlier will probably stay there til summer when I’m willing to go in after it. It is not mobile.
Often the best learning moments are spontaneous, afforded by students who are unafraid to ask questions.
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