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

[Lynn Ronkainen]

Congrats to the both of you!!

Lynn

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When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have not a 
single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me." 
attributed to Erma Bombeck
 "Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all" from a talk 
by Richard Rohr

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From: "Marion Thompson" <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2015 12:27 PM
To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] "Everett just threw up his hands."

> It was never in doubt!  :-D   Well done, you, for getting him there.
>
> Marion, a pilgrim
>
> 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!)
>>
>