[Magdalen] "Everett just threw up his hands."

[Jay Weigel]

What Marion said.

On Tue, Nov 3, 2015 at 1:27 PM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
wrote:

> It was never in doubt!  :-D   Well done, you, for getting him there.
>
> Marion, a pilgrim
>
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> On 11/3/2015 1:16 PM, M J _Mike_ Logsdon wrote:
>
>> Yesterday was Everett's final IEP of his mandated school career.  Kinda
>> bittersweet.  My bearded 17.5-yr-old son is no longer a kiddo.  Oh well.
>>
>> He's average in math, and above-average in everything else, which is no
>> shock.  He's best at reading and writing (a kid who hates actual books,
>> sheesh), which his teacher says will serve him well in life.  This English
>> major turned floodplain manager dad could only agree.
>>
>> The real news was something that really is flying under the radar.  As of
>> October 7, California high schoolers are no longer be required to pass the
>> infamous "exit exam":
>>
>> http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/hs/cahseesuspendltr.asp
>>
>> When his teacher informed him of this, Everett apparently just threw up
>> his hands in disgust.  (He arduously passed the damned thing last semester.)
>>
>> The replacement?  Common Core, apparently.  I'm not up on all that, so
>> I'm just reporting what I know.
>>
>> And that Everett literally has no more hurdles to clear before graduation
>> in May, other than just surviving till then.
>>
>> Amazing.
>>
>> (All this with a special tip of the hat to those who knew him before he
>> was born!)
>>
>>
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