a friend of mine who teaches second grade in colorado sent out an email a few weeks back sharing some results of a test she gives her incoming kids. this particular test evaluates the students giving insight to what kind of year she has ahead of her. i thought about giving the test to bella but the other night at the dinner table she used the word 'tavern' in a story after which i asked her if she just used the word 'tavern' to which she said yes. i then asked her if she knew what a tavern was and she exasperatedly said that of course she knew what a 'tavern' was ... father. i'm not looking for any more reasons to document how bella is going to be far smarter than me before she's driving a car, so no unnecessary testing for her.
this question/answer bit also reminded me of how much i adored (and now miss) the old candid camera interviews allen funt used to do with elementary kids. truly wonderful.
note: (my friend's comments are in the parens)
Question: Don't cry over____________________.
Hoping for: "spilled milk"
Instead, some of the responses:
- who gets to go first
- the rodeo
- "hoo took the last cookee" (the spelling made it funnier to me)
Question: Keep your____________________.
Hoping for: "fingers crossed"
Instead, some of the responses:
- hands to yourself (most common)
- shirt tucked in
- hair neat
- backpack zipped
Question: Two heads____________________.
Hoping for: "are better than one"
Instead, some of the responses:
- over one head
- make two
- bumping
- are funny
- looks weird
- is a double
- better seeing
Question: Eaten out of____________________.
Hoping for: "house and home"
Instead, some of the responses:
- eggs
- the wrong plate
- a bowl
- a bag
Question: Better late than____________________.
Hoping for: "never"
Instead, some of the responses:
- ham (???)
- than early
- than sorry
- for the train
- "I always say"
- nothing
Question: You can't teach____________________.
Hoping for: "an old dog new tricks"
Instead, some of the responses:
- a chicken
- someone how to eat
- a teacher when they're teaching you (deep)
- fish
- a wild bull
- yourself
- "divizzinn" (division)
Question: Where there's a will____________________.
Hoping for: "there's a way"
Instead, some of the responses:
- there's a will not (my favorite)
- there's a pill (hmmm?)
- there's hope
- there is happiness
- there's a try
Question: Don't judge____________________.
Hoping for: "a book by its cover"
Instead, some of the responses:
- fair people
- talent
- a judge
Question: Easier____________________.
Hoping for: "said than done"
Instead, some of the responses:
- than pie
- is good
- than harder
- than going to bed
- to play
- the better
- is easier than hard
Question: Turn over____________________.
Hoping for: "a new leaf"
Instead, some of the responses:
- and roll
- and wake up
- the pancake
- papers
- on your side
- and turn around
- your life
