"Vacation"

I'm off to the coast today with Dominic and 59 other fifth graders. Should be fun--and insightful.

We're visiting tide pools, Face Rock, the lighthouse, and a Jurassic-y slough.

I want to listen to the kids. Hear what they're saying to each other: the vocabulary they're using, what they're talking about. Research, always research.

And of course I want to walk along the beach with my boy.