Computer teacher (the one who thinks nuns last name is Christ) had a doozie today ... she has a child in grade 2. So, we're computer teacher, 2nd grade teacher and I are in the office during our mutual break. 2nd grade teacher said "Today, we started our last unit and it's on explorers. I asked the kids to name an explorer and your son said Dora the Explorer." So, I start laughing super hard. Computer teacher says "What's so funny -- she's an explorer". So I said "And what do her discoveries include? A talking backpack and talking map?" and she says "No, she's a real explorer -- that's why the show is called 'Dora the Explorer'". I am thinking "are you nuts!" So, I said "There is no such person" and she continues to argue that Dora is a real explorer!!!! I am like WTH!??! So, after school, we all happened to be in the office and she said "I went on-line to look up "Dora the Explorer" and I couldn't find much. But, there must be a famous Dora the Explorer who this show is based on." Again, I was practically in tears b/c this is the oddest thing I've ever heard!!! And, I can't believe she wasted her time trying to find out if Dora was a famous explorer in the past.
So, she is thinking that Dora must be like "Mulan" which is based on a true story of a female who posed as a male to fight the Huns! She told us that she's going to do further research tonight to prove that Dora was a famous explorer b/c she's heard of her before.
