"What was the temperature yesterday in Cheney?" preschool teacher Patti Hendrickson asked the dozen or so students flitting about the Betz Elementary media center on Wednesday, Jan. 14.
Hendrickson received no immediate answer from the students engaged in drawing pictures and other project activities. After a second try, a young girl raised her hand and said "31."
"Thirty-one, and thank you for raising your hand," Hendrickson acknowledged. "And what was the temperature in Manaus?"
That's Manaus, Brazil, and eventually Hendrickson received an answer of "79" from one of the students enrolled in...
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