Head of the class

Ben's class is doing a three week unit on artists. They learn about a different artist each day and then do an art project in that artist's genre. On the way to school this morning, Ben told me a few things he has learned recently. This is significant on two levels. One, he rarely shares anything about his time at school and secondly, it was unsolicited.

Ben - Mom, did you know that there was once an artist that was like a machine. He could do paintings really really fast.
Me - Really. I didn't know that.
Ben - Yeah, but he only sold one painting before he died.
Me - Wow. That's amazing.
Ben - Yep. His name was Vincent Bingo.
Me - That is great Ben. You sure are learning a lot at school. I am so proud of you.
Ben - You know what Mom. You should really come to my school at circle time because you could learn a lot from my teacher, too. You really should, Mom. Because you need to know this stuff too.