High School

This morning, I was trying my darndest to explain the start of World War I to my freshman student. I'm not a history buff, so I have to admit that the words often allude me.

Me: World War I began because Germany began making many alliance with many different nations and this made other nations feel uncomfortable and threatened. Then, fighting broke out when certain countries started invading the lands of other countries. Does that make sense?

Student: Yeah. It sounds alot like high school.

Me: Um, okay.

I'm not sure if I should feel like a total failure or if her response indicates that she really got it.