“How are we like trees?” I asked a group of third graders at Temple Shir Tikvah* in Winchester, MA.  “Trees are unique, like us,” one child pointed out. “Trees take showers when it rains. Then they dry off in the sun,” another child laughed.  “Yeah, the sun is like their towel!”   We were off to a great start. I had wondered: would 8 and 9 year olds be able to think metaphorically? “Let’s … [Read more...]