I've always considered myself a good listener, a strong problem solver and, most of all, a really good talker. Just ask anyone...they'll tell you that I talk a lot. The question is, is that a good thing? For a blogger, the answer would be yes. But, what happens if you run out of things to say?
I am a "jack of all conversations" with a little to say about a lot of different things. I am not really what I would call an expert on anything in particular, but I have a decent base knowledge about a lot of absolutely un-important topics.
So, when my son got me started playing "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader" on Facebook, I thought, "no problem." Wow - I was wrong! Apparently, my knowledge base is much narrower than I had originally thought. I was a decent student, but seem to have forgotten all of my science, history and geography. I can't tell you, in under 10 seconds, what country is to the east of Norway, or what the names of Saturns moons are.
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Does that mean that I'm really not smarter than an average 5th grader? I have to guess that if I were to step into a fifth grade class at my childrens' school today, most of those students would have a step up on me academically - they do this all day, every day - but I have, at least I hope I have, more street smarts and savvy.
I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens. Maybe we should all take a step back to fifth grade every now and then for a refresher course.