{"id":2631,"date":"2014-09-30T06:23:13","date_gmt":"2014-09-30T12:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ls4.us\/wp\/?p=2631"},"modified":"2014-09-30T07:13:55","modified_gmt":"2014-09-30T13:13:55","slug":"first-grader-is-tough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ls4.us\/wp\/first-grader-is-tough\/","title":{"rendered":"First Grade is Tough"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>First Grade Through Zander&#8217;s Eyes<\/h2>\n<p>My sister, Harlene, and her grandson, Zander, 6 and in first grade, went for a walk near their homes in <a title=\"See some great Fall pictures from Mankato!\" href=\"http:\/\/picklestravel.com\/top-5-fall-spots-for-the-mankato-area\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mankato<\/a>. Here&#8217;s the conversation:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Harlene<\/em><\/strong>: How&#8217;s school this year?<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Zander<\/em><\/strong>: I don&#8217;t like it.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Harlene<\/em>:<\/strong> Oh, that&#8217;s too bad. Why don&#8217;t you like it?<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Zander<\/em><\/strong>: All they want you to do is learn, <strong>learn<\/strong>, <strong>LEARN<\/strong>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First Grade Through Zander&#8217;s Eyes My sister, Harlene, and her grandson, Zander, 6 and in first grade, went for a walk near their homes in Mankato. Here&#8217;s the conversation: Harlene: How&#8217;s school this year? Zander: I don&#8217;t like it. Harlene: Oh, that&#8217;s too bad. Why don&#8217;t you like it? 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