Proud

Sitting on the parent side of a Parent-Teacher Conference is a rare treat for me.  Clara has, historically, been a top notch, whole package sort of student, and she is continuing the trend this year.  We are so proud of her.  I think my favorite observation from her wonderful teacher was that when students comment on each others' work, Clara is very insightful, and finds a gem in every one of her classmates' efforts.  Her words are valued, and she chooses them carefully to make people feel good.  I love that.  Sweet girl.

And, in the funny department.....

We got a diagnostic reading report of an online comprehension test that Clara took.  You have to take these things with a grain of salt, because they are only one type of assessment, but the thing scored Clara as reading at an 8th Grade level.  So, the report printout lists recommendations for parents to help the child continue to grow in reading.  This is one of the recommendations:

"At this level, Clara needs to read widely in order to prepare for the reading challenges of high school."  

Ha ha.  High school.  Strokes the parent ego, but, like I said, big grains of salt are necessary. Rock salt, maybe.