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CTTD (spelling test again)
I spoke too soon about 100% on Henry's first spelling test (see "In other
news...") -- Jerry privately pointed out to me that he actually missed one and the fellow student who graded it didn't see it. The CTTD is really a Jerry/Henry thing. Helping Henry study, Jerry decided to try a new technique -- using silly pronounciations to highlight the way words are spelled. Henry, who has a great sense of humor and dearly loves his Dad's sense of humor, was giggling furiously and I think this really helped him do as well as he did. It also had the added benefit of easing the tension of the first spelling test (Henry dreads them) and giving Henry something to smile privately about in class during this hectic, stressful first week in a new chool. One of the words was "stumble" and Jerry was pronouncing it "stumbleee." For some reason, Henry found this absolutely hilarious. (You had to be there...) So, there it is, on the test: stumbly I'm not sure we'll tell him. He's so proud of the 100%, and it's only the first week. If we see a trend in incorrect grading, we'll certainly tip off the teacher. I'm sure the teacher is also bemused. We had just spent the evening prior to the test, at curriculum night, commenting to him that while Henry is a bright kid, he struggles so mightily with spelling. Then he goes and gets a 100%. I'm sure the teacher is shaking his head at the negativity of Henry's parents... -Dawn Enough already on the spelling test, I know, but I thought this was funny. |
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