I had this most wonderful afternoon: I visited my niece, Mandi, and great-niece, Ruth. I got to their house just as Mandi was driving into the driveway after picking up Ruth, age 5, from school. It was so energizing and exciting to listen to Ruth talk about her day. First of all, it was Thursday which is homework day. Ruth LOVES homework and it was delight to watch her tackle the homework for the week.
Then I asked her to tell me about her day. What a gift! She told me about "Calendar Time". She said "I really didn't listen because I was helping the teacher." Of course, when asked what happened in "Calendar Time" she was spot on! One of my favorite quotes was "I was distracted when I was in Row 3 so I moved to Row 2." Here is a 5-year old talking about being "distracted"!
Ruth checked out her first book from the library today which was a first. She is a wonderful reader and speller (absolutely no bias here).
What is so special for me is that I've not ever experienced a child coming home from school and telling me about his/her day. To observe the sparkle in her eye, the joy in her demeanor, and the enthusiasm in her voice was worth a million dollars to me, a lifelong advocate of education for women!
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So glad you got to share that part of the day with us! We really enjoyed having you here!
Even if you are biased, anyone who knows Ruth knows she really a is brilliant child. I think she knows more than I do sometimes...
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