Emma is brilliant. No, that’s not just me being a proud mama, she is truly brilliant. Her kindergarten teacher told me so!
They’ve changed grading systems this year and while she can’t test for advanced placement in kindergarten she says Emma is more than advanced. She seemed surprised that I didn’t know. I’ve always known Emma was smart, I just never considered she might be smarter than other kids her age. (Well, after volunteering I knew, but I don’t ever want to be the stuck up parent who thinks my kid is SOOOO smart!)
I really like her teacher, she’s so sweet (just like a kindergarten teacher needs to be) and when I walked in she said “I don’t feel like you even need to be here! You’ve volunteered enough to know how we run things and you know how smart she is! Emma is so sweet and so kind to the other kids, and she helps the ones who don’t quite get it. She so bright and fun and clever and sensitive and affectionate, I wish I had 20 like her in my class! She makes my job easy!”
What mother wouldn’t like to hear that?
She also told me there is a little boy with some undiagnosed learning problems who can also be not very nice (probably because he’s frustrated, poor little guy, I’ve worked with him) and she says Emma is always kind to him. Which makes me happy. Smart and Kind. That’s my girl.
#1 by Barbara on November 11, 2009 - 10:15 am
Awesome!!!!!
Yep, you future mensa child:)