Talented Trainers

I've recently discovered the most talented 6th grade trainer in the world. She makes cartoons all over her papers, all of which are well-drawn, accurate, and hilarious. She recently completed a "Time Scroll of the Cats" in which for 5 pages, she diagrams the different eras of time and turns it's inhabitants into cats. Her illustrations are remarkably accurate and always hilarious. I may eventually upload them, but it'd be much better if you saw them in person. As soon as she finished I took it to make a copy.

The above is what I assume to be a reference to the titan Atlas, a concept I can't imagine any other student in the grade knowing anything about. I'm considering excusing her from all work, and just having her draw pictures in class. I'd really like to commission her to do a Pokemon piece, but I'm trying to find the right way to approach the situation. I don't want her to be my hired Tracey.

The mind of 12 year olds

I recently made a worksheet for some Trainees to go along with the daily "Professor Oak's Pokemon Talk" radio show. At the end I gave the prompt "Do you think it's right for the Jhoto Region to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62?" The following are some responses.

"I think it isn't right because the people will soon get bored at there job and want to retire."

"No because around that age people start slowly dying and need to step out and let another teacher take the place."

"No because maybe when you get older then you get tired, so if you are a sergent (surgeon?) then you might fall asleep when you are doing open heart surgery."

"No its not . 62 is waaaaaay too old to be stuck working. Case closed."

"No because I don't know what retirement is and it sounds bad." <- personal favorite

"No because some old people need to be retired at age 60 because they are too old to function."

"I do not think that the French government should raise the retirement age because around age 60 people working could start getting diseases easier, get weaker, and even could start injuring others."

Stay tuned for more insight from 6th graders that doesn't include what level their Ratata is. Although I will try to remember to find out what level their Ratatas are.