“Freedom”

Last night, my 4th grade equivalent level EFL class, one 5th and two 6th graders in actual age, were reading “Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride” from Reading Street Grade 4.  We were discussing how Amelia and Eleanor felt the same about, respectively,  flying an airplane and driving a car: Doing so gave them a feeling of independence.

I asked my students what “feeling of independence” meant. They agreed it was the feeling of “freedom.” I went around the room asking each student about when he or she felt “free.” The oldest boy said, “When I play video games.” The girl said, “When I write or make something.” The younger boy said, “Never.”