Parent Teacher Conference: Take 2

The teachers at Concordia, Ms. Sabine and Ms. Alice, were kind enough to offer us a re-do. I felt like most parents probably do when they enter into a conversation regarding their child's development...a bit guarded. What conclusions have they drawn from their assessments? What if all of my pride surrounding Ella's sociability and cognition were delusions? What if they saw her as a run-of-the-mill kid? Worse yet, one that warrants professional help? Fears were quickly laid to rest as her teachers described a confident, trusting, active, curious, inquisitive, take-charge little girl. She was also described as a "thinker". Ms. Alice reports that Ella seems to take in and process activities that are typically too "adult like" for children her age. We were encouraged not to limit her. My hope is that the next seventeen years of parent-teacher conferences go as smoothly as Monday night's meeting. Ella's school experience gets a passing grade so far.