I work for the school district here in Newport and my "title" is "Special Services Secretary" (special services meaning 'special education'). So what I get to do is test the kids in the district K-12 who have either been referred for special services or who need a 3 year re-evaluation done. So I have these manuals that I use and basically go by a script to ask them questions. Well, one of the tests in the Reading area is Synonyms/Antonyms. The kiddo has to read the word and then tell me a word that either means the same or the opposite. So last week I was testing just the sweetest little boy who is classified as mentally retarded. We got to the synonym section and he sounded the word out like this: "shhhh-iii-ttt", then says it smoothly (you know how it goes). Oh my gosh! I could not help my self, I chuckled out loud. And immediately after I look at this little boy and he's just staring at me with a confused look on his face, like "why is she laughing?". I instantly felt horrible. The actual word he was reading was "shut".
Seriously though, I just love most of these kids I get to test, especially the elementary kids. They are so sweet and I just wish I could help all of them.
2 comments:
that is really funny. I'm sure it makes your job even more enjoyable.
out of the mouths of babes. See unfortunately Easton just said that word for reals today and when I asked him where he heard it he says, "from Dad" Great, huh?
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