i just accepted a job at the elementary school in my hometown.
[{"role": "system", "content": "An elementary school is the main point of delivery of primary education in the United States, for children between the ages of 4\u201311 and coming between pre-kindergarten and secondary education. In 2001, there were 92,858 elementary schools (68,173 public, 24,685 private) in the United States, a figure which includes all schools that teach students from grade one through grade eight. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in the fall of 2009 almost 3.5 million students attended public primary schools. It is usually from kindergarten through fifth grade. Primary education tends to focus on basic academic learning and socialization skills, introducing children to the broad range of knowledge, skill and behavioral adjustment they need to succeed in life\u00a0\u2013 and, particularly, in secondary school. In general, a student learns basic arithmetic and sometimes rudimentary algebra in mathematics, English proficiency (such as basic grammar, spelling, and vocabulary), and fundamentals of other subjects. Learning standards are identified for all areas of a curriculum by individual states, including those for mathematics, social studies, science, physical development, the fine arts, and reading.\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I am about to start working at an elementary school. I'll be working with kids 4-11 years old."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Sounds interesting, have you ever been a teacher before?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I have not but did have a lot of choices in schools to work at. There were 92,858 elementary schools in 2001."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Wow, that's a big number.  I wonder how many total students that is."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "In 2009 it was estimated almost 3.5 millions students attended school"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Is that number in the United States or Worldwide?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "That's in the U.S. The National Center for Education Statistics was the one estimating."}, {"role": "user", "content": "That's an important statistic to have.  I'm grateful for the National Center for Education Statistics.  When were they founded?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I'm unsure. It would be interesting to know how old and knowledgeable they are."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Right?  I'm sure it employees some of the smartest people in the United States"}]