Sometimes the truth does not get good grades.

[ariadne3]

Okay, so Andrew's mom calls to give me updates from time to time, and I thought I'd share this one with y'all.
He's getting reading glasses, which he's excited about, and they're trying some new things to help him to not transpose and flip his letters, which is great.
He's doing fantastically well in school, all A's and B's, except for in Missouri history.
You say, well, that's not surprising, he just moved there! At least, that's what I said. His mom said that was only part of it...
An example of the history test:

Test question: Name a contribution made by Europeans to the Indians.

Andrew's answer: Smallpox


Good boy.
I laughed for a solid 15 minutes, told Bill, called Beth, who says "well, it sounds like he knows his Missouri history quite well, actually!"
I'm so proud.

Comments

[ctseawa.livejournal.com]

I'd give him an A+ for that!

[ariadne3.livejournal.com]

Yeah, clearly he's been paying attention!

[kareina.livejournal.com]

Indeed, I think he gets full credit for that one. "Contribution" doesn't necessarily mean that the recipient liked it...

[ariadne3.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I think he was marked wrong, but his mom told him he was right, and I asked her to tell him I'm proud of him for answering correctly. :)

[vesta-aurelia.livejournal.com]

oh don't tell me they didn't give him credit for that!
:)

[ariadne3.livejournal.com]

He lives in Missouri...I think they marked it wrong, though we all know, and he knows that he was right!

[fjorlief.livejournal.com]

I burst out laughing, which alarmed the dog. I'd give Andrew credit for that one, for sure!

[ariadne3.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm still laughing! I'm very glad that he knows he was right!