Murphy – Amid the noise of the world and endless adult conversations are the often small and soft-spoken voices of children.
But when an opportunity presented itself to question youngsters on a variety of topics, no one needed to ask twice. Thanks to kindergarten teacher Louise Smith and assistant Tina Hill at The Learning Center charter school, 4- and 5-year-olds offered a brief, honest look at the way they see things.
Q: What do you like most about yourself?
A: Landon Farnham: “I like my hair.”
Lucia Aft: “That I’m a good sister.”
Grayson Halstead: He likes his hair “because I got a haircut.”
Q: What kind of job do you want when you grow up?
A: Landon: “I wanna be a chef.”
Lucia: “A scientist. I want to be a scientist that studies bugs.”
Kerrienne Siller: The future veterinarian’s favorite animal is a Red Panda. “It’s like a panda that is red and kind of orange-ish and white.”
Grayson:” I want to be a police officer because they have a Taser and all the stuff they get on their belt.”
Xavier Owens-Rodriguez:” I want to be a police officer and arrest somebody.”
Piper Bennett: “A ballerina.”
Q: If you could have a fun day, what would you do?
A: Khaleesi Cullingford: “I would go to the park and slide.”
Angel McCoy: “Be a police officer and arrest the bad guy.”
Ella Ference: “I would go to Disney World with my friends.”
Nevaeh Updike: “I feel happy when I’m swinging.”
Q: What’s the best pet?
A: Khaleesi: “A cat because it’s furry. We have a bunch of cats.”
Nevaeh: She likes rabbits; “I feel happy holding it.”
Ella: “A dog because they’re sweet and a cat because they’re fluffy. I have one dog and one cat.”
Q: Are you ever going to get married?
A: Miles Pendarvis: “No because I don’t know who I’m going to marry.”
Zoey Hartberger: “Yes,” but she wants her husband to be a firefighter and to invite “clowns” to a big wedding in the park.
Anna Ceberek: “The best thing is that you get a ring from the husband and get to dance.” She wants 10 kids but thinks the husband should bring the kids to school and pick them up. “That’s his job.”
Andy Downey: “I don’t want to cause I’m gonna be a cop.” He doesn’t believe a cop can be married, which may come as a surprise to many officers.
Q: If you had your own store, what would you put in it?
A: Miles: “A Nintendo and dresses.”
Anna: “Toys for the kids and pillows and blankets to cover them.”
Andy: “Tacos and bananas.” His restaurant will be named “Hot Dogs & Bananas, but they have tacos in it.”
Zoey: “A bakery with just desserts called Zoey’s Bakery,” with a seating capacity of 100.
Q: What do you like about living here?
A: “I like my school, I love my family and my house in Marble.”
Q: What’s the “ickiest” thing they’ve ever eaten?
A: Kevin Kevas: “A carrot.”
Charley: “A bug. One came in my mouth, and I had to swallow it.”
Weston Moose: “I found a worm outside, and I just bit it in half.” He didn’t swallow his treat, but spit it out. “If you break a worm in half, it still moves.”