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| Yes, this goon is apparently the smartest first-grader at MPS |
The First Grade Open House was last night. The Runner went while I stayed at home with the children.
According to Number One Son's teacher, he is the smartest child in first grade--by a long shot. By one metric (and I'm not going to go on about this ad nauseum), first graders should be at 1 or 2 on a measure of reading ability. He is at 23. I don't know what the numbers actually mean, but the difference is instructive.
Everyone knows about him, apparently. His teacher, Ms. M, says that she has had to correct him a couple of times when he has been sprawled out on the carpet--"because he's bored," she explained. He has acted like school is boring these first couple of weeks (they are reviewing Kindergarten stuff). They have tagged him for the gifted program, but even by Ms. M's admission, that's not going to be super-substantial. In other words, it's up to The Runner and me to decide how to push him enough, how to advocate for him, and how to allow him a proper childhood.
Talk about an awesome, humbling responsibility. And yes, I'm a little proud.
1 comment:
Piers and The Runner will know what to do and how to do it with this precious gift you have. Challenging, yes, but you are equipped and up to the challenge. We have known for a long time how smart Jonathan is. He always amazes me. I love him so. Honey
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