Don’t Read Too Much Into It

My enthusiasm for formal education rose and fell like Icarus. The Bell curve occurred when my nascent steps into public performing were slapped down by bullying in the seventh grade. Until then, I was inherently a studious kid. The same principle has held true with both of my sons, a point that reverberated during a recent dinner conversation.

My 10-year-old is days away from graduating from fifth grade. He leaves elementary school to attend middle school in the fall, genially accompanied by a handful of his current classmates.

Last week, he remarked that — due to the dwindling number of days in the school year — it was unlikely that the teachers could complete their entire curriculum.

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