I have been challenged on so many levels this week from training the new boss, getting sick, and being called to the principal office. Yes, I was called to the principal office and I was the one who was in trouble. My fifth child is 7 and in the third grade where most of the kids are 2 years older. To keep him with children close to his age I made a deal with his school to limit his educational exposure to the Arts at home. Well, Toby, has been reading my anatomy and human diseases books to further his knowledge of the human body (his words not mine) and sharing his new knowledge with his classmates. The principal and teacher were upset not because he shared the information but they have no clue to what the students are talking about. A few of the questions they have are about heart defects, infections and how diseases are named. The teacher gave them some simplified answers which left them disappointed and unimpressed. Instead of being humble and sitting quietly, I said, “It’s great they have the ability and desire to understand such a varied and difficult subject.”
Principal just grinned and said, “I am very happy you feel that way”.
I will be teaching an enrichment science class on the human body on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons for the months of April and May.