On the way to lunch bunch today, my kids were telling me how happy they are that I can be mean, but mostly I make things fun. 

I asked if they were sure that they were learning and the assured me they were. 

Later while we're eating...

"That test had a part in it that said 'stop and think." I went ahead and wrote metacognition next to it." - KH

"See, Ms. V, we're learning." -OC