My daughter’s Grade 1 class has been practicing debate techniques. Yesterday morning, after reading a book about cheetahs (her favourite animals), my daughter said that if she had a debate with a cheetah about the black “tear marks” that help cheetahs avoid sun glare, it would go something like this (quoting her almost verbatim):
“The Cheetah would say:
— My tear marks are better than your sunglasses, because I don’t have to put them on and cannot lose them.i
Then I would say:
— Yes, Cheetah, however, I can take off my sunglasses anytime I want, but you cannot take off your tear marks!
And the Cheetah would have nothing to say to that! <victorious laughter>”
I am suddenly worried about any potential arguments we might have in the future….
