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The other day we were goofing around with Google Earth at the end of class and projecting it onto mySmart Board. The kids were telling me what locations to put in, and we were looking at their homes as well as places like The Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls, etc. One of the students asked me to put in my address, so I did. Now, my house is not a large one at all, and my neighborhood, while family-oriented, is not considered elite or high-class. It’s a modest, middle-class neighborhood, with hard-working families. However, the view from Google Earth made my house look really big, as well as the other homes in the neighborhood. The kids then began to assume that I must, “be loaded!” (exact quote. No lie.) Do you know how hard I wanted to laugh at that statement? I seriously just wanted to pull up my online banking account to the Smart Board and give everyone a really good laugh.
I’d like to just say, for the record, to any student who may be reading, Google Earth lied to you! My house is not huge! In fact, I really want to throw my name in for a Friday Jeans Donation Day sometime soon. I could really use the money.
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Good thing your husband knocked the whole pool down when he was trying to do simple maintenance on it. Can you imagine what they would’ve said if they saw that?