Sunscreen On

Yesterday we had car trouble on our way to a family reunion in Idaho. We stopped at a random reservoir to survey the damage. Upon approaching the body of water, Keith took it upon himself to explain to Abigail what makes a reservoir.

Keith: This is a special kind of lake. This would just be a river, but those rocks over there make a dam and stop the water to make this lake. It's called a reservoir. This kind a dam is not the bad word dam that we talked about. This dam just means that it's blocking the water. So we can play here in the lake. Isn't that cool!

Abigail: Oh. I have sunscreen on!

Keith: It's at these moments that I feel my teaching is especially effective.