On the Education of Children
A man came by the house yesterday. He was an interesting fellow - bit of an older man, bald, in a wheelchair, and possessed with an unshakable sort of vitality. You could tell, just by looking in this gentleman's eyes, that he had done a lot of living throughout his years, and that he's seen things most people would never see.
He said he came to tell me that my child was special (as if there was ever a parent that needed to be told that, and didn't just know it in their heart). He meant a different kind of "special", though, although he wouldn't really specify what he meant by that. Only that it was a different kind of special, and that he had a school in New York state that he runs for special kids. He wanted to stress to me that it's never too early to start thinking about how to have your child reach their maximum potential.
It's a difficult decision. I mean, New York's not far, but it is, at the same time, and it's a private school, and I've always been a big supporter of the public education system on an ideological level. But I did take his literature, and thanked him for coming all the way to talk to us. Although now that I think about it, I'm not quite sure exactly how he found us?
He was also nice enough to give us a school shirt!
I wonder what the school's mascot is?
He said he came to tell me that my child was special (as if there was ever a parent that needed to be told that, and didn't just know it in their heart). He meant a different kind of "special", though, although he wouldn't really specify what he meant by that. Only that it was a different kind of special, and that he had a school in New York state that he runs for special kids. He wanted to stress to me that it's never too early to start thinking about how to have your child reach their maximum potential.
It's a difficult decision. I mean, New York's not far, but it is, at the same time, and it's a private school, and I've always been a big supporter of the public education system on an ideological level. But I did take his literature, and thanked him for coming all the way to talk to us. Although now that I think about it, I'm not quite sure exactly how he found us?
He was also nice enough to give us a school shirt!
I wonder what the school's mascot is?