First we visited Andrew's beloved Mrs Thomas. The nuggets to remember:
"Andrew is a pleasure to have in class."
"You are so lucky to be married to such an involved man -- so few husbands are such a part of their children's schooling."
"Andrew is very analytical. The work he does is always well done. He is one of the few who won't have to redo assignments in first grade."
"Andrew is very empathic. It is so rare to see a child so concerned about all his classmates and their comfort..."
Next, we headed to Sean & Ryan's class where we had exciting news! They are both on the 3 to 5 year old chart having finally been promoted from the birth to 3 year old chart! Excellent progress.
Last, we visited Mrs Tomadakis who said how intelligent and quick Alex is -- actually she may have used the term walking encyclopedia. She has found ways to help him avoid stuttering -- things like giving him a warning his turn will be up after someone else, waiting for him to think his answer through... She helps him build self confidence by asking him trivial facts when discussing topics. And she is the kind of teacher all parents hope their children will have in their lives at one point. Her expectations aren't dimensioned by the challenges a child faces instead she helps him find a way around his weaknesses and has taught him that by overcoming those things that are hard he is doing his very best.
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