History Lesson

Tonight while helping my 4th grader Katie study for a Social Studies test, we covered the “Shot heard round the world.” We covered which battle it was in, then I asked, “Why was it called the shot heard round the world?” Katie responded with all the confidence, “Cause it was really loud.” I held the papers in front of my face for a moment to gain my composure, then asked, “Do you really think that’s why?” She then said, “Well, it affected lots of other countries in other ways but it had to be really loud!”