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

[Eleanor Braun]

So very happy to hear this!  Well done!

So what does he want to do next?

Eleanor

On Tue, Nov 3, 2015 at 1:16 PM, M J _Mike_ Logsdon <mjl at ix.netcom.com>
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!)
>