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Monday, February 1st, 2010 Feb 1st, 2010

First of all, congrats to Ginger C, who won the Margaret Mallory books. I have a new contest going on, this time for an amazing romantic suspense by Susan Crandall, so please go check out my bonus features page for more information.

Secondly, as many of you know, I have three children. I was in my daughter’s kindergarten class last week, doing my civic duty as a volunteer, and here’s how one of my conversations went:

Me: Okay, you’re going to write “This.” Uppercase t…
5-year-old: No.
Me: Would you like to write something else?
Him: I want to write, “This is my dog.”
Me: Okay, so you’ll start with “This,” then. Uppercase t…
Him: NO!
Me: Well, if you want to write “This is my dog,” you’ll start with “This” which starts with t.
Him: (Stares at me like I’m an idiot.)
Me: (encouragingly) Do you need help writing t?
Him: I’M NOT WRITING T!!!
Me: But…”This” starts with t, so you’re going to need a t. Right here.
Him: Nuh uh. “This” doesn’t start with t. You’re wrong.
Me: No, I’m sorry. “This” starts with T.
Him: No it doesn’t. It starts with V.
Me: No, it starts with T.
Him: (getting really worked up) NO, IT DOESN’T!!! IT STARTS WITH V, I SAID! (looks like he’s either going to punch me or cry)
Me: Okay, then you can write it however you think it’s spelled. Good job.

I have the greatest respect for kindergarten teachers! I think I’ll just stick with writing.

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5 comments to “Jennifer, the kindergarten teacher? Uh, no!”

1	lol! I remember the days of volunteering in kindergarten classes. by Jorrie Spencer February 1st, 2010 at 1:11 pm

2	Makes you wonder what we were like as kindergarteners Thank you so much for the marvelous Margaret Mallory books! Wishing a sweet Happy Valentine’s Day to all by Ginger C February 1st, 2010 at 2:57 pm

3	Um, I think I might represent that kid. by bpoelle February 4th, 2010 at 12:42 pm

4	Sounds like the kid is heading for a great future…IT’S MY WAY OR THE HIGHWAY..Do you think he would be able to run for president in the future. ha ha susan L. by susan leech February 4th, 2010 at 2:07 pm