Ivy League or Bust at Age Seven
Eyegal has just started doing some substitute teaching at a local, K-12 prep school that has the reputation (well-earned, I believe) of providing the finest academic training in North Alabama. There the sons and daughters of the area’s doctors, lawyers and corporate heads begin their long odyssey of learning which will someday lead to them taking their rightful place on top of the socioeconomic pile.
And there are others too who are not quite so well off, the sons and daughters of faculty plus those who are there on scholarship, trying to rise above bad starts and bad situations. She’s been teaching first and second graders, and overall, she’s found the kids to be bright, polite and charming to a fault and eager to learn.
But there have been some stereotypical moments filled with precocious and not-so-average snippets of conversation.
Such as one girl responding to the question of a classmate: “Well, of course my swimming pool has a diving board!”
And another fast-tracking, future mover and shaker leaning toward his classmate at the lunch table: “So, are you going to try to get into Harvard?”
Ivy League or bust at age seven.
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mmlace
That’s too funny! But then it makes me worry for them a little! I sure hope those kids are able to enjoy their childhood!
Stoogelover
Out of the mouths of Harvard-bound babes!
Mike the Eyeguy
I anticipate more of these little nuggets of wisdom as the school year progresses, so stay tuned.
Kate
Why did I think you lived in Virginia?
Mike the Eyeguy
Because I’ve posted about my trips back home to Virginia. I grew up there, but I’ve lived in Alabama for 19 of the past 22 years.