Hey, Little Ant & 2008 Essay Challenge

Challenge Taken in Iowa

From a thoughtful second grader: “I think the boy shouldn’t squish the ant because he should think about his actions. He should think about how it would feel to be like the ant. What if he was the ant and the ant was him? If the kid hurts the ant and the ant had a… Read more »

Challenge Taken in Maryland

Thanks to all the great work that Prof. Patricia Dean at Salisbury University has doing to promote the Challenge, entries have been pouring in from Maryland. This from a third grader — “I think the kid should leave the ant alone because ants are like people too, except they are tiny, red or black, they… Read more »

Challenge Taken in Virginia

This great second grader answered the challenge with: “Hey little ant, The kid says, “”I didn’t see you there!”” He cups his hands and the ant climbs in. The kid lowers the ant by the nearest anthill. Soon his friend asks him why didn’t you squish it? “Well, if you were a ant would you… Read more »

Challenge Taken in O, Canada!

The Hey, Little Ant Essay Challenge went international today with the submission of amazing essays from a third grade classroom in Alberta. “I will not harm you little ant. I will let you go back to your family and your little town too. I will not do what the other kids think. I will not… Read more »

Challenge Taken in Texas

A third grader in the Lone Star State had this to say, “I think that the Kid should spare the Ant’s life because the Ant is an innocent food collector. The Kid doesn’t have to do what his friends want him to do. It’s just like if you were a character kid and you were… Read more »