Tomorrow is the state-mandated preschool screening for The Governor. While this involves only the simplest of tests (vision check, hearing check, stand on one leg, build a small block tower, draw a circle...) I'm nervous. The Governor will either do wonderfully well, or he'll dig in his heels and refuse to do anything. A smart person would be betting on the latter. I can just imagine...
Governor, can you hop up and down on one leg?And that's a best case scenario. I did ask one of the Early Childhood teachers what would happen if he refused to do anything. She said, "Oh, it's no problem. Some kids are like that. We can always re-test him when he's older. Maybe when he's closer to four.""No."
Are you sure? Do you want to try?
"Nope."
How about just one little hop?
"You do it."
Four...I wonder how they'd feel about fifteen?
Posted by Cathy at November 3, 2005 08:59 PMMe, I'm betting on the school making an exception and recommending home schooling.
Posted by: aelfheld at November 3, 2005 09:39 PMHome schooling? I'll be dead or in jail by the time he's five.
I hear some of the nation's top military schools are looking into pre-K educational programs though.
Posted by: Cathy at November 3, 2005 09:54 PMAfter you leave the test empty handed he'll probably insist on hopping out to the car on one leg.
Posted by: RHO at November 4, 2005 09:04 AM