Sometimes I feel like I am banging my head against a brick wall. Jared and Gwen were both invited to apply to attend another school in our district for gifted services. I think the application has more questions then some of my college applications had. There are questions for Ben and I to answer as well as a page narrative we have to write about our children's lives (They are only 5 and 7 how much can we tell unless we go into detail about potty training and stuff) and why we feel they would benefit from gifted services. There are also four questions that the kids have to answer. I would have a hard time answering these questions for me, but getting a kindergartener and a first grader to answer them is like pulling teeth. My very favorite conversation during the process took place tonight between myself and Jared about this question: Write about a book, movie, song, piece of art, or poem that has made a strong influence on you. This was after several other attempts to get him to understand the point of the question.
Me: Okay, what is your favorite movie?
Jared: Return of the Jedi.
Me: Great! Why do you like that movie?
Jared: Because there's light sabers and guns and things blow up.
Me: Alright... Did you learn a lesson from that movie?
Jared: That if your Dad is evil you should try to kill him.
Good thing Ben's not evil.
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4 comments:
That great!
Seriously though, what an annoying process! You would think that a school district centered on children should know better questions and things to ask. It's not like they haven't been around kids and don't know how to deal with them.
LOL, that was hillarious. I think it is cool that your kids can participate in this great program but really? I mean really? Too funny. Good luck with the whole process!
diddo to the above. We sure are glad that Ben is such a great dad. Sure would hate to see what would happen other wise. That is hillarious! But logical in his mind.
Love Ya, Mom & Dad
Just to be safe maybe you should work extra hard to make sure that Ben is never responsible for the loss of Jared's hand, Because....Well.......Ya know...
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