The Report

Well, Dusty�s interim report card came today. Her teacher wrote:

�Dusty had been nothing but a nightmare. She�s stupid, rude, disruptive and, frankly, if I was allowed to expel a student based solely on attitude, she would have been dismissed after the first week of school. I�m really not sure what�s going on here but clearly you have been highly negligent in your ability to raise this child. Not only did we have her tested for mental deficiency (the girl can�t get past �C� in the alphabet!), but I�ve called Social Services behind your back so that Dusty and her sister can be removed from your home and placed in an institutional setting better suited to their needs. I truly hope Dusty is not in my class much longer or I may need to quit and change careers.�

Kidding!

Actually, it said:

�Dusty is doing quite well in school. She is still shy and will not read aloud to me. This makes it difficult to assess her reading skills. I look forward to meeting with you soon!�

This last refers to a message she left on our voice mail this afternoon. She�s spoken to the reading specialist and the principal about Dusty�s reading and wants to meet with us next week to talk about what they want to do. Sigh. I know it�s all good but if Dusty would just READ to her teacher, we all wouldn�t have to go to such lengths. But, it�ll be nice to talk one on one with her, no matter what.

So, tomorrow I�ll be off at the writers� conference. Back on Monday. I hear it�s a national holiday but papers must be pushed and e-mails must be replied to. The grind stone continues to grind. Ta!

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