Drama Camp

I've spent a busy week before school starts Monday teaching drama camp to 4-12 year olds.  Since that is a HUGE age difference, I try to enlighten the older kids in the group while keeping the 4 year olds from getting paint on the walls while running around the room backwards.  So, I happened to mention famous poets and playwrites of all time to all three of them that I THOUGHT were listening.  However, I found out last night, that maybe more of them are HEARING, but not quite UNDERSTANDING this former 9th grade drama teacher. 

This was the conversation that happened on the way to gymnastics last night:

Mikayla:  So Mom, who is this Jake Spears?
Me: Jake Spears, what in the world are you talking about?
Mikayla: You know, Jake Spears, that you talked about in drama.
Me: SHAKESPEARE????
Mikayla: Yes, Jake Spears.
Amelia: Mikayla, Mom was talking about Jake Spears, who is Brittney Spears brother.
Me: GIRLS, I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT ANYONE NAMED JAKE SPEARES, WHO IS NOT EVEN A REAL PERSON.  I'M TALKING ABOUT SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE.  (I then proceeded with a lengthy lesson on the fabulousness of Shakespeare from the front seat of my car that I won't bore you with here and probably went right over my girls' heads, but it ended with a synopsis of Romeo and Juliet.)
Amelia: I get it!!!  So this Shake Speares is friends with Taylor Swift and they write about Romeo and Juliet together.

I give up....

Wish me luck teaching drama camp tomorrow!!!!