During an enrichment class in fourth grade, the teacher asked, "What is oceanography?" as an extra credit quiz question. I wrote, "the study of the ocean." Then, considering this was supposed to be a class for gifted students, I elaborated, "the study of the ocean, consisting of aspects that an oceanographer can study." We hadn't discussed oceanography in class, but I thought, "This is an extra credit question, and the answer is given away so blatantly in the word itself."
For a moment, I wondered if we'd all been told this was a gifted class just to make us feel better.
