Conversations with a 3rd Grader

In this episode, we talk about fascinations with rats, Elvis Presley, and helping the homeless. It's a episode that is sure to be entertaining.

Transcript

SPEAKER_00 0:10

It was this girl who and me and my mama and my T went to boo at the zoo and it was and she dressed up like Elvis Presley. She all she also had the wig.

SPEAKER_01 0:25

Hey, we just informally started this. Welcome to It's a Kid's World Podcast. I know that wasn't the normal intro, but that was funny because this girl talking about Elvis Presley. Alright. Why do you want me to be Elvis Presley?

SPEAKER_00 0:47

Because I like Elvis Presley.

SPEAKER_01 0:49

Okay, so so once again, um, good afternoon to everyone. It's about 12.45 um on Wednesday, October 23rd. And um I'm here with one of um third graders here in the school. And the conversation before um the introduction was talking about Throwback Thursday, which is tomorrow, where you know kids get to dress up as their favorite era um or their parents help them out. And it came up about me dressing as Elvis. I don't know why you want me to dress up as this white man. Clearly, I am nowhere. No, I'm not doing that. Stop. Tell me, tell people where you got Elvis from.

SPEAKER_00 1:33

Fool House.

SPEAKER_01 1:34

Why are you watching Full House?

SPEAKER_00 1:36

Because I like the show.

SPEAKER_01 1:38

How did you okay? Let's talk about that for a minute. How did you find the show?

SPEAKER_00 1:41

First off, I will watch iCarly and on the TV. It will be Fool House.

SPEAKER_01 1:47

It'll just come on after that.

SPEAKER_00 1:49

No, uh I will watch uh iCarly and iCarly, they will be watching TV and they will be watching Fool House.

SPEAKER_01 1:56

Oh, okay. So they was watching Full House on that show, and that just made you decide to watch it?

SPEAKER_00 2:03

Yes, and I also wanted to see it.

SPEAKER_01 2:05

So who is your favorite Foolhouse uh person?

SPEAKER_00 2:09

I got three.

SPEAKER_01 2:10

Who?

SPEAKER_00 2:11

So Michelle and Nikki and Alex.

SPEAKER_01 2:15

Michelle, Nikki, and Alex. What?

SPEAKER_00 2:17

The the twins.

SPEAKER_01 2:18

Baby Nikki? Well, it's a baby, right? Who was a baby? Who's the I don't know. The twins were who?

SPEAKER_00 2:24

It was Jesse and Becky Kids.

SPEAKER_01 2:26

It was Jesse and Becky. Okay. And tell me something. I forgot. That used to be my show when I was a kid.

SPEAKER_00 2:31

And now it's my show.

SPEAKER_01 2:32

Any other shows you like? Like older shows?

SPEAKER_00 2:37

Uh Ladybug, Cat in Noir, Casey Undercover.

SPEAKER_01 2:46

Oh, okay. I know Casey Undercover.

SPEAKER_00 2:49

Teen Titans.

SPEAKER_01 2:50

Teen Titans is another one that's a throwback. Okay. You know a little something. So you had the pleasure of doing something this past summer. What did you do?

SPEAKER_00 3:02

I went to a high school scholarship.

SPEAKER_01 3:05

You went? You went to a high school in where? Where was it?

SPEAKER_00 3:13

Atlanta.

SPEAKER_01 3:14

It was in Atlanta, okay. And it was a road trip, right? It was a road trip. Did you enjoy it? Did you enjoy like the sightseeing on the way?

SPEAKER_00 3:22

Yes. Okay.

SPEAKER_01 3:25

So what did you do? I know you said that it was a scholarship that you got a chance to win. And I feel like it was a lot of people wanted to go, but you were one of the people that were chosen. Why do you think you were chosen? What about what about you makes you um a pretty dope person?

SPEAKER_00 3:44

Unique.

SPEAKER_01 3:45

What makes you unique? Tell me what makes you unique.

SPEAKER_00 3:48

I'm different than everybody.

SPEAKER_01 3:50

Tell me why. You gotta convince me.

SPEAKER_00 3:52

Cause I like rats and ants.

SPEAKER_01 3:57

You like like bugs and different stuff like that? You say rats?

SPEAKER_00 4:00

Yes.

SPEAKER_01 4:01

You like rats?

SPEAKER_00 4:02

Yes!

SPEAKER_01 4:03

Hey, hey, this is your world. Why you like rats?

SPEAKER_00 4:08

Cause they cute.

SPEAKER_01 4:09

No, they not.

SPEAKER_00 4:10

They got big ears and big and big eyes and tiny eyes.

unknown 4:14

Oh, okay.

SPEAKER_01 4:14

I guess. So, okay, you were you were able to go to Atlanta and uh you were chosen to go to a high school and you say you had fun.

SPEAKER_00 4:23

Yes.

SPEAKER_01 4:24

Would it be something that you would do again?

SPEAKER_00 4:26

Yes.

SPEAKER_01 4:27

Alright, why would you do it again?

SPEAKER_00 4:30

Because I really liked all the things we got to do.

SPEAKER_01 4:34

Okay, what was your favorite? Tell me one thing that you can remember. I know you said your mind not good. You got an old lady mind. So tell me, what is one thing that um you had fun doing?

SPEAKER_00 4:48

I remember it was this project we had to do with a group, and we had to like show something to the like people that came for the scholarship. And we had to like make a video for it, and we tr chose homeless people.

SPEAKER_01 5:09

Okay, that was pretty nice. Then like so after you did that, how do like, is it a certain way you feel about homeless people after you did that project?

SPEAKER_00 5:19

I always felt sad about homeless people.

SPEAKER_01 5:22

Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 5:24

And homeless animals.

SPEAKER_01 5:25

And homeless animals.

SPEAKER_00 5:27

Yes.

SPEAKER_01 5:28

Okay. Well that's good that you have a good heart and you um you guys chose to do something that um was beneficial. That's that's real good. So any of those things that you plan on doing now that you're, you know, got that experience, is anything you like to do with homeless people when you get older?

SPEAKER_00 5:48

Yes. I always thought about if I get rich, I'm gonna take half and give it to a homeless software, and then the other half give it to animal shelter.

SPEAKER_01 5:59

So how much so what you gonna have for yourself?

SPEAKER_00 6:01

Nothing.

SPEAKER_01 6:02

You gonna you're gonna have no money?

SPEAKER_00 6:04

I'm gonna live with my mom.

SPEAKER_01 6:05

No, you're not. Yes, I am. That's not how it works.

SPEAKER_00 6:09

Yes, it is.

SPEAKER_01 6:10

How old do you think you're going to be before she decides to put you out? You're not gonna live with her forever.

SPEAKER_00 6:18

13.

SPEAKER_01 6:19

13? You think she's gonna put you out at 13?

SPEAKER_00 6:22

Yes.

SPEAKER_01 6:24

Well, I mean, whatever. If that's what you think, nah, we won't need that happening to you. But you have a good heart, though. I appreciate that that you want to do for others. Have you always been like that?

SPEAKER_00 6:36

Yes.

SPEAKER_01 6:37

That's that's good. All right. So, um, well, another thing since we're talking about like, you know, our parents and um things like that. Your mother, uh, can you say something about her? Was she a former student here?

SPEAKER_00 6:52

Yes.

SPEAKER_01 6:53

How does it feel to go to the same school that your mother went to?

SPEAKER_00 6:57

Surprising.

SPEAKER_01 6:58

It feels surprising. Yes. What's surprising about it?

SPEAKER_00 7:01

Because I feel like how it was when she was here isn't the same thing it is while I'm here.

SPEAKER_01 7:07

Oh, is there a lot that changed? Y'all got it made. Y'all got it made. When I was in school versus when y'all was in school is way different. What do you like about school now? Like, what what about school that makes you like, you know what? I really enjoy going to school. Not even if it's here, like any school. Like, what makes school fun to you?

SPEAKER_00 7:33

My two friends, besties.

SPEAKER_01 7:36

That's the only thing about school that makes it fun.

SPEAKER_00 7:39

And math.

SPEAKER_01 7:40

And math. Are you good at math? Yes. Five times five.

SPEAKER_00 7:47

Twenty-five.

SPEAKER_01 7:48

Okay. Okay. I just I just want to make sure you was quick on your toes. Two plus two.

SPEAKER_00 7:54

Two plus two?

SPEAKER_01 7:57

Three plus three.

SPEAKER_00 7:58

Six.

SPEAKER_01 7:59

Six plus six.

SPEAKER_00 8:01

I don't know that one.

SPEAKER_01 8:03

See, yeah, yeah, you gotta be quicker than that. But that's good though. Um, I like that. Alright, so is it anything that you want to tell the people before we leave? Oh, no, no, I got something. Are you a Marvel fan? You like Marvel?

SPEAKER_00 8:21

Yes.

SPEAKER_01 8:22

Who's your favorite?

SPEAKER_00 8:24

I have a favorite superhero and a favorite bad guy.

SPEAKER_01 8:28

Okay, let's see if we got the same. Alright. I got my two. I got my superhero in my head and I got my villain in my head. You go first.

SPEAKER_00 8:37

They're brothers, Loki and Thor.

SPEAKER_01 8:39

Oh, God. Oh, God. I was gonna say, superhero. Superhero, I'm taking Iron Man. Tony Starks all day. Villain?

SPEAKER_00 8:53

Loki.

SPEAKER_01 8:55

No. Thanos. I'm gonna go Thanos.

SPEAKER_00 8:58

Who that?

SPEAKER_01 8:59

You wanna know who Thanos is? Well, you're not no real Marvel fan.

SPEAKER_00 9:02

Yes, I am.

SPEAKER_01 9:03

How you didn't see the big purple guy with the gloves, with the rings? You don't you ain't no fan.

SPEAKER_00 9:09

Yes, I am. I went to a 3D movie.

SPEAKER_01 9:12

You went to one movie.

SPEAKER_00 9:13

No, I went to a 3D movie.

SPEAKER_01 9:16

Okay. If you say so. Well, once again, this um this is Spirit Week at our school. Um, we just had some time to talk real quick because it's been fun activities going on. Friday, we are having uh lip sync sync. Lip sync battle. And um, what song is your class going to sing?

SPEAKER_00 9:37

We are doing Count On Me by Bruno Bars.

SPEAKER_01 9:43

Count on Me by Bruno. Okay. Good selection. Alright. So thanks everybody for listening. Um, thanks for the support as well. Once again, this is episode three, but um I truly appreciate the support we've been getting from people um like all over the world. Um surprising, I never thought that this early or this soon that we would get that, but it's it's been pretty good. Um, once again, this allows our kids to have a voice and just keep liking it, keep sharing it around to everyone because we want to make this bigger and better as we continue. And until next time for It's a Kids World Podcast. Thank you.