Epistemologically self-conscious books
How do you know your kids have been paying attention to all those lectures about choosing methods of entertainment that honor God?
“Mom, can we buy this book? Please? It has good presuppositions and it’s epistemologically self-conscious!”
Yes, one of my daughters really and truly said that to me this weekend at the book fair. When I asked her to explain what was good about the presuppositions and what she meant about the book being epistem-epis-er- whatever she said, her response was a little less impressive:
“Umm…I dunno…”
So she’s listening, but maybe not entirely understanding. At least good things are being filed away in her brain for future reference.
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That is so funny…AND impressive (vocabulary). Sometimes it’s those one liners from kids that are the most memorable. Once when we were trying to leave the house our youngest made a mess of some sort and the 3 year old exclaimed to the one year old, “Baby, you cause confusion and delay!” Then we really were delayed because I had to stand there and laugh over the perfect use of such words and the protrayal of sophistication by a mere child. Apparently, he had heard this phrase from a “responsible, reliable, and really useful” (and sometimes cheeky…) train known as Thomas the Tank Engine.
Just in case ya’ll are as UNsophisticated as me:
epistemology- the study of the nature, basis, limits, and validity of human knowledge.
I had to look that up Kim. So, just the fact that one of your offspring knows it exists and can pronounce it is SOMETHING. I think it is downright cute that she used a whole bunch of big, uncommon words that ended up meaning nothing really inparticular. Good stuff.
But still..WOW. Tell her a “big” person had to look it up in the dictionary and is now going to attempt to use it in a sentence tomorrow.
ZOWIE! You have no idea how RELIEVED I am that she didn’t actually know what that meant. My own epistimology (the limit of my human knowledge) was at risk of embarrassment!!
That’s awesome!
LOL!!!
Sounds like something my 6 yr old would say. Sometimes I have no clue how he comes up with the words he says. Because I cant even spell some of them much less say them!!
Hehe…that’s pretty funny and I am glad (for my own intelligence’s sake) that she didn’t quite know what it meant.
Question: what are your “rules” unofficial or offical for choosing epistemologically-concious methods of entertainment?
Too cute!
Just curious, but what book was she talking about?
That’s terrific! Kids can definitely pick up on things you say. Are you sure your husband didn’t want the book?
Natalie,
The book was The Girl of the Limberlost. I haven’t a clue what it’s about or what sort of worldview the author espouses. I suppose I should find out, huh?