As I was sitting here trying to think of a funny story to share, I was reading one of my dear friend's blog about her past week when I nearly fell off of my chair with laughter!! Her family is originally from Canada, but have been living in the states for the past 5 years. She and her hubby have 2 beautiful daughters, both of which are in school-youngest being in kindergarten.
The school had sent home a letter to my friend saying they were thrilled at her youngest daughter rating Superior in her English Language Proficiency Test, but would continue to monitor her for a couple years to make sure no problems arose when it came to written language. Confused, my friend wrote to the school asking what all of that meant...leading the assistant principal to call her at home.
The assistant principal said that the International Student Center was thrilled with youngest daughters language, she got the hightest marks on many of the tests and is almost proficient. Again, my friend asked what that meant, and what was she being specially monitored for?
Then the assistant principal speaks in a very slow, clear voice that as far as an English as a second language student goes, she is excelling....
My friend replied in a very slow, clear voice that English was their only language...and that she would hope her youngest daughter was more than just proficient...
This caused the assistant principal to become embarrassed, because they had all assumed that the family spoke French since they were from Canada!! *LOL* With all of the money spent on the expensive and extensive tests for the past year with a third party speech and language pathologist, why did they not know to ASK about which language she spoke at home??
Makes ya really wonder where all of your hard earned tax money is going...and me glad that I chose homeschooling!!
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