No wonder DD#1 wasn't opening up to me. She can't trust me and probably thinks I'm a moron for leaving her in that class of unstimulating "babies" who can't read, lol!
I figure it takes time to learn to identify and express your feelings, just like it takes time to learn any new skill. Be gratefull you have girls! I'm still having a hard time getting DS8 to answer questions. I get a lot of, "I don't know"'s or "I forgot"'s. I have to wait for that magic moment when his guard is down and there's nothing else to distract him, then sidle up to it sideways.
I wish there was some kind of scale score chart that showed what kids accomplish when. I'm one of those who likes to see measurements so I know what I'm dealing with. Just like, say, I'd like to know exactally how much air to put in my tires (what's too little and what's too much--I only mention because I have a leaky one right now) I like to know where my kids fit so I can know how to help them.
I had thought that maybe the delay in reading at our school was maybe due to so many languages being spoken. I really think kids in general are capable of more than that. It feels like they set the bar so low!
