Few days ago I was volunteering in DD's class. Teacher is discussing careers, and says you can even be an astronaut if you set your mind to it.

Most of the class yells "yeah I want to go to space!"

DD: I don't want to! How would you know that the rocket is really good quality and they are checking things properly? It may break down in space and we would come crashing down and die!

Kids turn around and stare. I feel other mom volunteer looking at me and I am thinking I swear do not encourage these morbid thoughts!

Couple of weeks ago, the class was learning about rainforests and the animals that inhibit them. Dinosaurs came up in the conversation and it becomes a topic for awhile. DD asks teacher which dinosaurs are omnivores. Names of dinosaurs are shouted out and her teacher tells her they can look it up together later.
DD then asks, but how do you know what they ate if are gone, you know, extinct. How do you know if they ate both vegetables and meat, if they had sharp teeth they might still have eaten vegetables. Can poo become a fossil?
Her teacher at this point really trying to get back to topic on hand.