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    Well, I got a lot of great advice from here. A lot of you guys were great sounding boards.

    DS is sooooooo excited that he gets to go to school all day.

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    ... but should I be offended when people always seem to ask... "is your husband really smart?" LOL Just because I can't make a jello mold- people - doesn't mean I'm dna deliquent :-P

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    Just jello-deficient! wink


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    OH no kickball!!!! That's too funny....but I'm not sure how I would take that if someone said it to me. Ha Ha Ha.

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    I think you pull a cranky face and reply, "No! *I'M* the smart one, thank you very much!"

    Wouldn't that be a hoot? LOL! Just imagine the look you'd get and the backpeddling you'd see! Har har har!!!


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    Youch! That's horrible!

    "So what are you saying? The short-and-fat genes must have skipped her generation?"

    Ee-yikes! frown


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    Ha. There is a long background on why this is the case, but we, in our own little, way fight the sexism issue: You know how schools are generally formal with the Mr. & Mrs. Teacher or Principal. I insist that we introduce ourselves as Mr. Dad and Dr. Mom. That lets them know who the smarty pants is in our family.

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    Ah, bless you, JBD! smile


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    Are there typically parents at school board meetings? I was thinking of going to the meeting where they'll be voting our DS's early admissions. I have been led to believe that this is largely a rubber stamp issue (I don't have any reason to believe otherwise). However, by going if any questions/concerns come up I would be there to address them. It's also have the extra benefit of not having to wait to get mailed the official notification.

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    We regularly attended our school board meetings usually as spectators. Which was actually somewhat unusual, but if you have the opportunity to do so, I highly recommend it. Obviously, for your case you should. But we learned a lot about the process to get something new into place and how tight the budget really is. As we leave our public school experience, I feel like we really gave it our best shot and have a thorough understanding of the system.

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